Swimming Through

I’m sitting at a corner table on the second floor of a public library in the part of DC known as Upper Caucasia. It’s a short bus ride from where I have lived 20+ years, but with more consistent (and luxurious) city services, such as an aquatic center with...

Slow Walking

Some people hibernate in the winter. I am largely a cave-dwelling creature in Washington’s swampy summer. I get bear-like, moving as little as possible. Oh, I do my yoga most days, maybe hoop to something on Netflix in the cool of my living room. (Since I last...