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Only in Walmart

Only in Walmart

SOL25-1216 We check into our hotel and then head to Walmart to pick up a couple items. As I hunt for the items I need, Carl goes to get me a hand-held shopping basket. But he returns with a clank-clank-clanking shopping cart. He leaves it with me saying he is going to...
On the Skylink Platform

On the Skylink Platform

SOL25-1209 Motion stops. Doors slide open. The PA announces, “Exit here for gates A22 through A39.” Pulling my rollaboard, I step through the doors, into the Skylink station, and walk across the platform. There I pause. Sun streams through floor to ceiling...
Who’s the adult?

Who’s the adult?

SOL25-1202 It had been a full morning. Full. But good. The productive sort of good. Seven siblings and cousins from kindergarten through eighth grade have been busy with their lessons. Math. Language arts. Science. Social studies. T6, who is 7 years old, is working...
In the Rain

In the Rain

SOL25-1125 High we held our umbrellasas we reached for each other,wandering through the cityin the springtime of our love. Raindrops played our sweet love song,echoing unspoken words,summoned us to dance ’til dawnto the rhythm of our hearts. Raindrops fell like...
Yaquina Head Lighthouse

Yaquina Head Lighthouse

SOL25-1118 This is the place our family often visits. Four generations. This is the place where sea lions soak in the sun on seastacks or swim in the shallow water near the shore. They bark at us; we bark back. This is the place where the beach is smooth, round, gray...
Atlantic to Pacific

Atlantic to Pacific

SOL25-1111 US Route 20 U.S. Route 20 is the longest continuous road in the United States, stretching for 3,365 miles. From the Atlantic to the Pacific. From Boston, Massachusetts, to Newport, Oregon. From New England to the Pacific Northwest. A scenic highway from...