Two and a half hours of my first Orthodox service A procession of icons around the church “I don’t recommend high heels,” the priest says We press through snow pack and pass icicles thick as beets Somali toddlers weave between our legs Eleven languages spoken … Continue reading The Sunday of Orthodoxy in Missoula
Avoid menthol, camphor, and petrolatum. Specifically, avoid the cool girls from 1986. The ones who wore Jordache and Ralph Lauren and shopped at The Limited on weekends. The ones who listened to Madonna and The Cure on their Walkman with foam orange headphones. This … Continue reading Special Instructions for Tweens
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