Under Your Pile of Hats, I See It

Sitting side by side at the kitchen table, we are surrounded by slivers of blue, green, and black construction paper. Photo of Neptune and moon Triton, NASA Solar System Exploration, Creative Commons cc license “Here, this will be the volcano,” I say, taping a grey three-dimensional cone onto a round blue sphere. “This is the…

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Of Oil Swirls and the Painter’s Canvases

Remnants of Korean Steak Wraps spread sesame oil and soy sauce in brown swirls beside romaine lettuce leaves on two plates still on the table. Minced garlic and ginger hang fragrant in the air. Photo: Megan Myers, Creative Commons cc license My husband’s voice slips out from seven year old Daniel’s bedroom, reading a bedtime…

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