Portside out, starboard home

I noticed on the train home today that on the right side you could see dark gray clouds and impending rain but in the left side of the coach the sky was full of high fluffy clouds and the sun … Continue reading

Laundry Day, 1936

I found this shilling near a clothes line. I am humbled to think that people have hung their laundry between those same two trees for nearly four generations. That’s real permanence. Great-great-grandma didn’t check the pockets closely one day and … Continue reading

Mitzi the alien

I eventually found the alien lying outside on the concrete driveway. How she finds that comfortable I’ll never know. She didn’t let my presence stop her from sitting on the bin and staring off into space. I guess if you’re an … Continue reading