It all started on Thanksgiving day, eight years ago. My parents had never before seen a wild turkey on their property and since their house is located in a suburban country club- wild turkeys are no ordinary sight. I had come home for Thanksgiving dinner and I remember eating cheese and… Read full post »

I used to see Hispanics all over the place. I considered my small city a little Mexico. There would be burrito trucks on the corners and Mariachi music sneaking out from some small crevice somewhere. You could not go anywhere without passing by a gleeful family of Hispanics walking hand in… Read full post »

Ever since I joined facebook my past has been creeping up on me. For so many years I had done a good job of keeping my past behind me, compressed and folded away into the back of my closet. Now it seems to have returned with a vengeance- and for this I have/… Read full post »