Author Archives: Ajikaweng

Losing Sight

Today was the last day of class in my city before the Thanksgiving break. Because many of my students are fairly new immigrants, most are not familiar with some of the history behind many of our federal holidays. This week we took a brief look at early American history; this included a look at theContinue reading “Losing Sight”

Acid

I found my armoured knight Sadly He is not shining I stayed Devoted Polishing the steel Ironing out the kinks Carefully Monitoring my movements Waiting for him to … open up Still He continued to rust Becoming more rigid Leading to A corrosive death Slowly Eating away At Both of us Acid

My Dream Guests Turned Into a Bit of a Nightmare

This story is a lesson of why I don’t count my chickens before they hatch. Photo by Daniel Tuttle on Unsplash The chicken metaphor used to be just that — a metaphor. But I have a visceral understanding of what that means as the keeper of chickens. Over the years I have hatched many chicks, but there isContinue reading “My Dream Guests Turned Into a Bit of a Nightmare”

Which Activities Make Us the Happiest?

The app Mappiness pings people twice a day and asks them what they have just been doing, who they are with, and where they are. It can also tell what the temperature and weather are. It then asks people three questions: How happy are you? How relaxed are you? How awake do you feel? PeopleContinue reading “Which Activities Make Us the Happiest?”

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