“Mother, look, this rooster is a scientist. Fed well, thinks well. All the holiday needs!”, a grinning merchant gestured a skinny rooster to Mother. The rooster had more black feathers than brown. Mother bobbed the rooster, then held it in mid-air where my head cut off above her waist. Swinging roos...

“በመጀመሪያ ጠቅላይ ሚንስትሩ ፣ እኛን ለማየተ በመምጣትዎ ፣ እግዚአብሔር ይስጥዎ! እግዚአብሔር ይስጥዎ! እግዚአብሔር ይስጥዎ!” ጠ/ሚንስትሩም እንደማፈር ብለው ፤ በተሰጣቸው ምርቃት ደስ እንዳላቸው ለማሳየት ቢስቁ ክብራቸው ሊቀንስ ሆነና ፣ የታፈነች ሳቅ ጉንጫቸው ላይ አዝለው ፤ በአንገታቸው የይቀጥሉ ምልክት ሰጡ ። ሰውየውም ቀጠሉ ፤ “ጌታዬ! እኔ የምለው እኛ የምንኖረው ብዙም ቆሻሻ በማይታይበት ፣ ሠላማዊ ፍሰት ባለበት ሠፈር ከሆነ ፣ አሁን ፍሰታችን በቤት መሆን አለ...

The man stopped at the crosswalk and looked across the street. Two blocks down, his apartment. Three blocks down, the food truck. Four blocks down the right turn to the fountain park. Five blocks down, road out of the town. Nine blocks down that beach to the ocean. It was early evening in October. T...

Bethany switched off the prayer room light, then flipped it back on quickly, and turned to see if the candle was extinguished. She had been prostrating before the figure of Mary holding baby Christ in her lap. Her nightly prayer had gone well, but what turned her head naturally was the fear the cand...