Most countries were affected by rising sea levels due to global warming — numerous cities were already gone — Manila, Lagos, Guangzhou, Rotterdam, Hanoi — Osaka’s history, Venice’s heritage, and New York’s riches.
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Lying in my college dorm room bed, still a teen, my dad dropped in for a visit. It wasn't my physical dad; he had passed away a year before while I was in a high school history class.
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In so many ways, she turned out to be a wonderful mother—fun, warm, physically affectionate, enormously proud of me and my sister, and full of praise for everything we did. It astounds me how much courage it took for her to bring up two children as a single mom in those days when families that did not fit the mold were erased or looked down on. And she did that despite the dejection she fought off every day.
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the fact that tomorrow is always today… all of this…
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