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 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
The Saga Begins: Part 1
Part I: How to Determine the Value of a Man’s Life “What is a man’s life worth?” Nancy’s question made the three of us pause. Nancy, a local Vermonter as am I, ran the local penpal program that matched writers … 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
Treating Racism Like CoVid-19: Step Four
Subtitle: While introducing you to the new man in our life. Remember this poster? Under the BLACK LIVES MATTER headline, it reads, TREAT RACISM LIKE COVID-19 and she gives us four steps to do this. So, far, I’ve gotten three … Read More