Dichotomies R Us
Life was so much simpler back when that divide between “Us” and “Them” was obvious, easy. In my early years, I was among “the saved” while the rest of the world were, quite literally, “going to hell.” How surprised I … Read More
Part 6 — The Saga Is Over
If you’re just coming to this story, here are the links to the earlier posts: Part 1: The Saga Begins Part 2: So Close and Yet So Far Part 3: Moving the Money Part 4: Human Trafficking? Part 5: The … Read More
Part 5 — The Saga Continues
If you are coming to the story late, you can find the earlier posts here: Part 1: The Saga BeginsPart 2: So Close and Yet So FarPart 3: Moving the MoneyPart 4: Human Trafficking? Later that evening (February 1), I … Read More
Part 4 — Human Trafficking?
If you’ve missed earlier segments, here are the links. Part 1: The Saga BeginsPart 2: So Close and Yet So FarPart 3: Moving the Money Tuesday, January 26 we learn Ari’s old bank account is operational, though he’s now got … Read More
Part 2 — So close and yet so far
We’re continuing with our story of the young Cameroonian asylum seeker we are calling Ari. If you missed last week’s beginning, Part I can be found here. Wednesday, January 6, 2021, as we all became transfixed watching the US Capital … Read More
Hosting An Asylum Seeker
I’ve given a name to the initial phase in hosting any stranger in your home, for surely most come in as strangers. It’s simply: “What is this stranger doing in my kitchen?” The name comes easily — I actually had … Read More
LEAPFROG INTRODUCTION
Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change we seek. Barack Obama (1961- ) The aim of this little book is … Read More
Clotheslines Redux
[This post was first published April 27, 2016 as Is There A Clothesline In Your Backyard. I like it and thought I’d send it around a second time. I hope you enjoy it.] Such an idyllic scene. Clean sheets blowing … Read More
I (too) HAVE A DREAM
With the annual holiday honoring the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. hovering, I am called to create my own dream of a time in the future, a time that holds out hope, a time that promises to be different … Read More