Hundredths

photo by Jessica Dofflemyer

I live in a place that received 18 inches of rain in 24 hours, flooding homes and unearthing bridges.  But today I’m in the dry country (which was once as rich as the fertile crescent), Read more

Machete Enlightenment

I’m walking down a steep incline beside my teetering toddler with a machete in my hand.  It feels just like it sounds- dangerous and vulnerable.  We’re heading into the jungle. Read more

Pomegranates

photo by Jessica Dofflemyer

The hills rise up in sloping curves. Their blond sides glow in golden sunlight in angles that hint at evening.

At the base of the bosom of these hillsides we harvest the apple tree. Four o clock in the afternoon and nightfall’s impending presence begins to settle in. Read more