Tweet“Syllabic” Girl and I worked on writing Halloween haikus today (part of the homeschooling and all). Hers reads: Halloween Halloween darknessBoo! Ghosts and witches, Bats flyOoo! and vampires Mine reads: Halloween Theft Dressed as a gypsyNasty boys stole her candyI … Continue reading
Tweet“The Locals May Cover Their Arms, Legs, and Hair from Public View During the Day, but Lira to Simits* That They’re Watching Chelsea Handler at Midnight” The children don’t go to off to school. They don’t go to soccer or karate or swimming lessons. They have no friends, … Continue reading
Tweet“For My Next Selection, a Little Ditty Called ‘Stuffing Newspapers into My Sopping Shoes’” There’s a door up to our rooftop which doesn’t latch properly. Last night the wind was gusty, and so the door banged and thwapped all night, even though Groom had … Continue reading
Tweet“Second Grade Tour Guide” A few weeks ago, we experienced the Black Sea area of Turkey when we took the bus from Istanbul to the town of Amasra. While there, we flew rocks into the sea, walked over an old … Continue reading
Tweet“Bus Boys” Unless it’s wafting past the Wall of Whips in a high-end pleasure dungeon, the smell of burning rubber is never the precursor to a good time. Thus, it was unfortunate, as the bus traveling between Istanbul and the … Continue reading