“You were an abused child just like me!” Willie would tell me in one of our discussions. “No, I was not! My parents did not constantly beat me. I remember getting beat only twice and that was my fault so I deserved it…” I’d reply. I never considered myself being abused as a child. To…
I can’t live in one place for too long. My limit is six years living in the same place. After that, I get bored. I yearn for change. The nomad in me wants to move, she gets restless; she wants to be on the road, to another city, another state, another place… Moving is in…
“Dad… wake up!” the little girl shaking his father on the left shoulder. “Huhh…? ssshhhhhh… ssshhhh…” the father snored while leaning his head on a big rock. “Dad… c’mon, let’s go! Let’s go home…!” “It’s getting dark and I’m scared…” the little girl is now on the verge of crying. This man is my dad. …
“Salmons’ sense of smell is far superior to humans, in that they always go back to their natal stream – the same exact place where they were born to spawn and die. There’s only one salmon specie that do not die after spawning, and that is the Atlantic salmon. After spending almost 8 years out…
