But I Don’t Think of You

I don’t want to be defined by my dislike of something. I told a friend recently that as I get older, “I find myself trying more to treasure the things I value and less to abhor the things I don’t.” It seems to me that paying no mind to someone or something objectionable can often

Reconnection

A friend I hadn’t been in touch with since the eighth grade contacted me recently through a book reading website we both use. I only lived in the place we knew each other for a few years and I hadn’t had contact with anyone I knew there for decades. But as we exchanged emails and