Those of us who give body and soul to projects that never seem to end- child rearing, housecleaning, gardening- know the value of the occasional closed door. We need our moments of declared truce.

“You can't know somebody, I thought, till you've followed him home.”

“The average food item on a U.S. grocery shelf has traveled farther than most fa…”

“My little beast, my eyes, my favorite stolen egg. Listen. To live is to be mark…”

“My father wears his faith like the bronze breastplate of God's footsoldiers whi…”