I am in a toy store. I purchase two carved, wooden balls from the long-haired cashier for $130. I have him hold them [...]

I walk along a road in Israel with my friend. Together we lament the waste of water. In some moist river stones, I [...]

A kid with a crew cut gets another high score on the mini batting game. I tell him, "They should just give you [...]

I am late for J’s play. G is already there. I rush into the building and realize that I have walked out onto [...]

I am sitting with friends at a table in a restaurant. Our waitress takes our order in a spiral notebook. She has long [...]

G and I are hiking in the San Pedro Parks wilderness in early spring. There are piles of mud and snow all around. [...]

My pal L points to a TV report on the "Smudger," a local terrorist who draws huge black pictures over entire city blocks [...]

I work in an office near the mall entrance. I lean over and whisper to my co-worker: "There are a lot of classy [...]

I am drinking at a party. A young teen dressed in white enters. He kneels at my feet and hugs them saying, "My [...]

I stand in the Sandia foothills and watch huge plumes of smoke rising from a fire in the Jemez. 100 yards in front [...]