Tag / adam
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Book of Life
Colored light dapples empty Pews, wood worn to splinters by children Scraping the shiny surface with fingernails, edges Of books of prayer, who really was praying, we asked Laughing, peering at each other behind skirts, over hats, rolling marbles on the floor. Adam and Eve looked down frowning At us, apple still uneaten and glowing…
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Hotdogs, Cold Nights
BY STEVEN PERLBERG It’s 10:30 p.m., the cart is out, grill fired up, but Adam Stoker forgot the tongs. Which is a problem. It’s the one thing he really can’t forget – “other than the hotdogs.” But Adam sets up anyway. Apron on, he lines up the buns, stirs the cheese, and marshals the mustards.…
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Apple Pie, Football…Debt?: A Debate with the WUPR Editor-in-Chief
With the congressional deadline approaching to decrease the deficit by more than a trillion dollars, some still question if this imposed decrease is necessary. The deficit could be sustainable and may not even harm future generations. Yet, there are many reasons why this decrease is necessary, and why cutting government spending is the way to…