Category: black family
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The Rooted Ant: Home, By Any Means Necessary
Not too long ago, I was driving home when I saw this large ant (yes, the one pictured here) stroll out of my glove box, prance across the dash and hold court near the window. It was at least the length of a push pin. I watched its antennae flicker across the doorjamb as it…
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Bones, Axes and Grudges
What a colorful and imaginative title, if I must say so myself. I have this habit. I stare at a screen and sometimes the craziest things roll off my fingers. Used to be, I’d stare at a notebook and have that happen, but this is 2013. Despite how I feel about the overuse of technology,…
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The Substitute: Who Will “Stand” For the Children?
When we usher life into the world, we hope that fate is fair enough to us that we can see them grow into adulthood and have families of their own. Such is not always the case, which is why it has been a traditional practice of ours to choose a marraine (godmother) and parrain (godfather)…