On our way home from visiting my mother in Ocala, Florida we took a detour to visit a salvage store in Brooksville, Florida. It was the perfect thing to do on a sad, drizzly Sunday, the last time we’d see family for a while, an especially bittersweet departure as I have cancer. My husband and […]
Kelley Howell
The Lyceum Was Empty
Reese didn’t understand. 1. Walking through the grounds of Cannonball Church, we came upon a homeless man curled up in the corner, resting in a narrow sliver of shade on a hot, sopping humid day. I took a photo. I didn’t say anything. Reese and I continued our walk. “Why did you do that?” I […]
Whittling
R was showing me this hunk of wood he preserved from a tree that fell. He wants to make an anvil out of it. With what’s left over, he was hoping to carve a Wind God. As bicyclists, the Wind God is ever present, a source misery and a source of delight. In my case, […]