When I was three, I had an imaginary friend named Silas. He was tall. I can’t remember his ethnicity. He didn’t talk much. He wasn’t the kind of imaginary friend you pinned your indiscretions on. He was just your run-of-the-mill road dog, the very necessary playmate of an only child in a house full of [...]
Archive for April, 2009
Loss.
Posted in Uncategorized on April 27, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Of Stares and Scowls and Tongue-Biting.
Posted in Uncategorized on April 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
During my eighth grade school year, I fancied myself a militant. This was my third year as a student at Deer Park Middle School, which I (perhaps inaccurately) remember as about 40% Jewish, 50% Black, and 10% White and “Other” (shout-out to Jason Chang!).
These were my first years dealing with significant racial difference. Until sixth [...]
