The snowflakes fell in slow motion in the cloudy morning air. Not moving in any direction in particular. But each making their way down from above, Eventually descending upon the earth. There was no rush to land. It was all theirs now: the earth, time, the season. No longer fighting for...
The five of us sat around a small colorful table, clutching an over-sweetened plantain tea in thick clay mugs. The heat of the mug warmed my body from the evening wind chill that had begun. The five of us. Three midwives. One nurse. One intern....
I have lived over 8,000 Sunsets, and have not seen nearly enough of them. The golden Sun has kissed beneath the black clouds, continuing to set. I wait patiently for the Sun to peak out of the edge of the clouds, making an upside-down sunrise. Rain greets the Earth...