For my family and friends who’ve asked why, especially considering the economy, and deserve some sort of explanation. If this is published before the new year, maybe it will finally be archived, gone, along with the hurt, the sadness, and the loneliness. I worked hard. For 17 years I was in early and stayed late. …
Author Archives: davidstong
contagion
We have a ban on killing children and it’s failed. People have reacted, after a fashion; some think we need a more granular banning, Others think we need to meet violence with violence. I think both approaches miss the point. People are killing children. Why? Society is changing. As I write this, NPR is talking …
Changes
I’m about to enter the market for a new place to live. About is relative in a college town: with the freshman search for housing and the departure of graduates there’s a cycle that requires a decision on staying or leaving seven months before it happens. So I’m in the market for July. Everything happens …