by littlespoon | Jan 14, 2019 | Month 24, The Weekly
The time was so short, but not short at all if you think of it in Trip Terms. In Trip Terms, a month to be somewhere else is a long time. But in Home Terms, one month is not long at all (unless you don’t like the people in your home, but that is not me). On...
by littlespoon | Dec 18, 2018 | Month 23, The Weekly
I I’m sitting in my mom’s living room and listening to a Christmas cd. The lights on the Christmas tree are blinking, and there’s a pile of wood on the porch waiting to be burned. My mom and I spent the night in a cabin at Mount Magazine on Sunday night, and, thanks...
by littlespoon | Oct 14, 2018 | Month 21, The Weekly
I On October 2, 2018, I celebrated my one year anniversary in Berlin. A year ago, I left a city I absolutely loved and moved to a city I knew very little about. The picture on the left was taken when my friend Shane visited me in Berlin in October 2017. The picture on...
by littlespoon | Apr 26, 2018 | Month 15, The Weekly
I It’s raining outside. Coldplay is crooning over the coffee shop’s speakers. I’m sipping a flat white made by a man named Sam. The ash pollen has calmed itself, so I can breathe easier. It is a good day. I made a decision, too. Yesterday, I asked the woman I’m...
by littlespoon | Apr 12, 2018 | Month 15, The Weekly
I For my birthday last year (December), a bunch of my friend chipped in to fly me home. They knew I wanted to see my grandma one last time (although, she keeps holding on), and it had been over a year since I’d set foot in the US. My good friend Lisa masterminded the...
by littlespoon | Apr 5, 2018 | Month 15, The Weekly
I Spring has sprung! It’s 61F/16C at 10am! The sun is shining, and I woke up to the sound of not-pigeon birds chirping merrily. I’m watching a crow the size of a small chicken perched on a fence, presumably looking for breakfast. Too bad he’s not a human. I’d tell him...