Poems, Blogs, and Posts about Family and Travel
25 years
Like most Americans, I’ve spent the past couple of days reflecting on the events of 9/11. Yesterday, the principal of my school shared a recount of the events over the loud speaker at the beginning of my AP Lit class. It was meant as a way to address and honor the event, but it turned…
“A free man can live on fish”
I woke up this morning to the news that Icelanders rejected the latest proposal to resume talks about joining the European Union. According to RUV and the New York Times, over 80% of the country voted in the referendum, the largest voter turn-out since 2009, which is when the country was dealing with the effects…
Transformations
Recently, while watering my tomatoes and cursing the stupid deer who keep munching on them, I noticed a caterpillar that seemed quietly content, just hanging onto one of the vegetable posts. When I returned the following evening, I noticed that the caterpillar was no longer there, but that it had built a chrysalis around itself.…
Venessa Anderson 