Laughing Knees

I received a letter from my brother in Boston today, telling me of his fear and worry for the future. What struck me most and filled me with sorrow was his sense of despair, saying that nothing could stop Bush from doing anything he wanted. I didn’t recognize the fear in his voice until [...]

Outside my window, which overlooks a tiny garden and faces a two-story apartment building, the false acacia quivers with new buds ready to let loose, the elm yearlings sprout bright new green leaves, the raspberry bush awakens from a winter disappearance act, and the magnolia tree drips blossum petals already old from the spring sun. [...]

In spite of the American declaration that they would try to “minimize” civilian deaths, a shocking number of victims have been pouring into the Iraqi hospitals ( Reuters ). It is these stories which tell me most about what is happening with the war and what its affect will be. There are faces here, of [...]

Time On Earth is meant to portray an intimate daily observation of the natural world, but it also is intended to discuss our moral standing while living on Earth. As such, with the events taking place in Iraq, tangled in a web of lies and deceit which is being wrapped over so many people’s perceptions, [...]