The Hot. It comes quickly and sits oppressively on top of us for too long. This is the name I’ve given our summer months in PNG (October-February), and I’ve been bracing myself for it since June. Despite my stewing, when The Hot arrived three weeks ago I was ill prepared. Last year Ray tolerated The […]
Just as sleep was about to envelope me in that deep and satisfying way, I heard the familiar rustling from the other room. I inwardly groaned as the warmth of relaxed muscles gave way to readiness for the inevitable midnight nursing session. Willa always stirs before fully waking, and my ears are fine-tuned to the […]
In college my roommate and I used to get into her boxy black Jeep and drive. Just drive. We didn’t have a destination, we simply picked a road that looked interesting and drove until we felt it was time to turn around… which was usually when we started craving Jersey Mikes. We spent many moments […]
Cars come, cars go. The constant flow slows and finally stops as the day turns into night, the night into the still morning. The silence that finally descends in those wee hours is only broken by an occasional truck heading to the docks, the loud clanging of containers being loaded onto a cargo ship, a […]
A pile of store-bought fried dough claiming to be doughnuts sat on the counter; they lied. A pitcher of sugary red Tang and several bottles of neon orange Fanta brightened the inside of the fridge with their cheery unnaturalness. Tea, sugar, milk, and a fresh pot of coffee perched expectantly in their various dedicated spots […]
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