I was going to post this because I was going to go home for vacation. But it is not to be. Sigh.
Coming Home by He Zhizhang
I left home young and not till old do I come back,
My accent is unchanged, my hair no longer black.
The children don’t know me, whom I meet on the way,
“Where [...]
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October 15th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Whatever ...
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Divided heart, divided home
March 10th, 2009 · No Comments · Urban living
Vacationing in southeastern Iowa in early March is a test in meteorological fortitude. Never is a place so gray, so brown, so muddy and despairing as cold, rainy Iowa in March. Unless it is Iowa in November.
Seriously. Did you know that there are about 6 different shades of brown. Even the things that are normally [...]
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