Suffering and Happiness are Twins, Part Three

Suffering & Happiness are Twins Part Three Thirtieth of December, 2011. Eleven twenty-eight “Christian! Christopher!” She shouted again. If there was any area that both her boys had shown little improvement, it was responding promptly when she called them, and neither had mastered the concept of waking up before 11 am. She had made akara … Read more

Suffering and Happiness are Twins, Part Two

Suffering and Happiness are Twins Part Two Thirtieth of December, 2011. Eleven twenty-eight   Months had passed since she had evicted her sons from the house. That night she barely slept. The coldness of the blade of the knife she had stashed under her pillow penetrated the polyester filling and kept her awake. She was … Read more

My World in 2011, Part One

My World in 2011 Part One Twenty-eighth of December 2011. One eleven.   Last week I eagerly awaited the delivery of the latest copy of The Economist, and even before I unwrapped its plastic covering, I was thrilled to find that this edition was thicker and weightier than usual. Inside, I found the annual article, … Read more

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