Ants

My friend is having electromagnets shot at her brain for a half hour a day. When I first heard of this treatment, I thought it was like those magnetic bracelets they want to sell you at the fair. But no, it’s an FDA approved (trademark) treatment for several mental health […]

Tour d’Emporia

I drove the length of Emporia, Kansas, from the college that my great-grandmother and my grandfather attended, to the river at the other edge. They have 25,000 people. My current home which has 96,000. My great-grandma’s hometown is currently at 383. The perky downtown has ramen, Mexican, a wine bar, a brewery, and a place […]

She Did

She did not cry. We go into the American Girl Store at the mall. I am looking after her, as we are in the middle of a medium-sized family crisis, and others need to be at the hospital. I have never been in this store. My parents did not love me enough to buy me […]

Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge

We went to Galaxy’s Edge on Day 4 of public access. Our level of “Star Wars” interest and expertise ranged from loving the first three movies and having seen the others to that plus some knowledge of comic books and books. Our group got two reservations because there were 8 of us, and only […]