The Small Things

Dispatches From Where I Am

“We lean toward freedom. So say the white sails.”
—Tomas Tranströmer

Simba came in with something in his jaws and I stood over Doug, who was deeply asleep on the sofa, and started stone cold hollering. “Wake UP!!!! Simba’s got something in his jaws I think it’s a bird, please help, please try, please Doug WAKE UP!!”

So why couldn’t I have tried instead?

I …