11Aug 31, 2012
The waiting settles in—somewhere deep in my bones—laying a heavy hand against my eyes, clouding everything like the veil of early morning fog blanketing the horizon, obscuring the sharp lines of roof tops, cloaking the striving limbs of the trees. Two and a half hours at the doctor’s office, and I come home to dirty […]
12Jul 15, 2011
Adam hates waiting. When he was in first grade, he often got to be the line leader for his class when they left the classroom. But Adam didn’t like to wait, so when the teacher said, “Line up at the door,” he’d just open the door and leave. Every reminder, “Adam,wait,” he met with frustration. “Please, wait!!” […]