Washboards and Wringers

Washboards and Wringers

Some Baby Boomers may have memories of mechanical washing machines that had a big metal tub sitting on metal legs. Women filled them with water and detergent and dirty clothes. They scrubbed the clothes until they were clean and drained the tub and refilled it with...
Learning to Walk Humbly

Learning to Walk Humbly

Shakti crushed my heart. Broke my soul open like a pomegranate To pull the luscious kernels out one by one. Shakti Scattered my everything Across the floor and out the door into the dirt So I would have to bend, to crawl on my knees To pick it all up again. And it was...