Monthly Archives: August 2026

This year the bags of new organic raised-bed potting soil felt like ground up particleboard, and (even after several rounds of sowing and planting) the garden seeds and plants just haven’t grown at all. This was disheartening for me personally, … Continue reading →

No Means No! In the library Ladies’ room, in the next stall, a mother and her little girl come bustling in. The child sounds about four or five years old, smart and verbal and confident and energetic. She orders her … Continue reading →

Every year it is remarkable to see public spaces overrun with unclaimed fruit. The cultivated apples in nicely tended yards, they’re each dressed up in neat mesh bags as protection from insects. But most apples are untended green ones falling … Continue reading →