Magic Moment

Something good happens when two unrelated numbers—one going up and one counting down—match. The miles on the elliptical machine hit 2.18 at the same time the timer reaches 2:18.

Slumdog Internet Troll

In the movie Slumdog Millionaire a young man succeeds on a game show because the questions somehow align to things that he learn in his very specific life. I felt like that when

Blue Light Special

The blue circle shines in the dark. House after house. Each Ring doorbell records a grainy video of me and the dog walk by each night. And it captures us walking back.

Night Visitors

Deborah worked so hard to keep the squirrels away from the bird feeders, but it turns out that squirrel-proofing does not raccoon-proof or possum-proof. Mornings have started looking like crime scenes in the

Camper Frogs

When I removed the cover from the camper I found two tree frogs stuck to the side. While it was hot under the cover in the daytime heat, it was dark for the