I feel much better. Sometime during the night, the clouds outside began to part and break-up, revealing the swollen full moon. I could see our roommate, Joel, in his crib not too far from our bed. He looked older in the silvery light which cancelled out his pink baby flush. He was sprawled in his […]

Thanks to Ben, who tagged me for the recent book meme, I rediscovered Death Comes for the Archbishop. I finished reading it yesterday. It didn’t take me long to remember why it resonated and lingered with me all those years ago when I was in college.

Willa Cather’s description of the landscape is remarkable. […]