Some cultures believe that birds, like ravens and crows, to be omens of tragedy to come, but some believe birds provide a vessel for the souls who have departed.
It’s time for the second class and you have no idea where that building is. Luckily for you, two Danish brothers created Google Maps so you can input your walking destination with ease
Being an aunt changed me. It’s a love that hums in my blood, sewn into my soul, unchanged by time, space, and even death. But there is an emptiness in me that sometimes aches for more, a loss no one else can see.
Rose’s sister goes missing on a Tuesday. On a Tuesday Rose’s sister leaves. Whichever one is true, either way she’s gone. Rose tells the police everything she knows.
Haunted by my dreams, I poured my built-up rage into the bag until all that was left was fear—the fear of not being enough, enough to protect myself, enough to protect my family. I found myself exhausted and crying.
I am not someone who enjoys a lot of “me” time, long baths, or elaborate self-care rituals, and yet, by virtue of living alone in an introvert’s haven like Seattle, I came to convince myself that I was, in fact, this kind of person.
The Apartheid flag in South Africa, like the Confederate Flag in the USA, is more than an uncomfortable reminder of an evil that has not been fully acknowledged by some and of a not very distant past that still has a long reach into the present.
“I don’t want to start a fight with you over this!” he says. “I’m not starting a fight! I just made a comment!” And then we start fighting about the fact that we aren’t fighting.
Sarah Sentilles one of a handful of writers I am always eager to work with. She is a writer, teacher, critical theorist, scholar of religion, and author.
