NonFiction – Year VII – Number 52 – December 2021

Temperature Fluctuations Prologemena My father touched me after he died.  I was writing at  night under a single lamp and I felt a tap on my shoulder.  Or—one can never be certain in these matters--he passed...

BOBBY CRAWFORD -- Eigth Grade – St. Mary’s School – 1962-63 – Sister Patricia Elizabeth             I know I’ve mentioned this to you before, but I think before I get into any details about this...

Cheating on an exam is more of a strike against self-respect than failing it by honest effort. Most college or university students who cheat resent cheating, as if someone or something pressured them into...

A rice noodle story (and other encounters) My mother recently recounted a story to me about the passing of her grandfather. I then realized how grief can be such a beautiful yet wicked thing. My mother...