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Month: June 2009

  • Melding Book Lights and a Mouse in the Bed

    That evening I went into the bedroom, did a mouse in the bed check, got comfy and took out the real book, made of real paper. Attached to the book was the most amazing bit of McGyver-ism I have ever seen. I called my son in to see if he had anything to do with…

  • The Arc of the Moral Universe is Long

    So, what is a moral universe? It must be big. The arc is long. A little bit of science in there, physics, maybe. I’ll check my transcripts and see what class covered arcs. When I was helping organize during the earliest days of the Americans with Disabilities Act, I asked our very talented Executive Director…

  • Flash Fiction Friday

    A Life Less Lived A bedraggled plant sits on a windowsill like the first line of an unfinished poem. A leaf flutters to the sill in silent testament to a life less lived. A body identified as Mrs. Campbell was discovered this morning after a mail carrier reported a suspicious odor coming from this small…