Weekend-feeling Weekday Sharon Van Etten’s Taking Chances croons in my earbuds. Late afternoon heat breaks, and a pale-blue sky remains at sunset. Some cardinal flies from branch to branch, as the hoot of an early-rising owl sounds. More songs play, while twilight descends, and our nightlight turns on. Last birdsongs. My hand slaps my leg…

Such Monotony     Another day.   Students to nudge to work or be silent, while others teach. While I remain voiceless…   Another day.   IEPs to write. The implications of the difference to face. Between where I am, and where the report indicates I ought to be…   Another day.   Already a…