Jacob Lawrence, "Mothers and Fathers Work Hard to Educate Their Children" (1943)
Jacob Lawrence, Mothers and Fathers Work Hard to Educate Their Children. (1943)
Can a Game Be Literature?

Mark's Pages

May 5, 2006:

"They put him to sleep... and he never woke up."

Quiet, sorrowful. Looking to the dust beneath his boot heel.

Child, six, eight. Frustrated with the answer. Unclear: evasive. Another adult secret.

"You mean he died? Did he die? Is he dead?"

My grandfather's beloved dog.

My ruthlessness began early.