Monthly Archives: July 2023

Water

Repeatedly throughout the day, I move from the air conditioned space that has provided relief from the heat and step out onto The Urban Porch ™ in order to leave the chill and be enveloped in the warm, bathwater density … Continue reading

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The Value of a Life

Just happening to glance down while heading towards my car ended up derailing any other plans I had hoped to accomplish yesterday afternoon. Following a medical appointment and walking across the hospital parking lot, a small movement on the pavement … Continue reading

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Aurora

If anyone in the immediate neighborhood had looked out their window shortly before midnight last night, they might have seen a woman standing in the center of the street in the middle of a lightning storm, wearing only a long … Continue reading

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The Heat is On

It’s really the humidity that can get to you more than the temperature. Just in case that clammy, uncomfortable feeling isn’t enough, the frizzy hair barometer is letting me know it’s in the upper ranges. A quick check confirms it’s … Continue reading

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