1917 · Paul Marble Wood
Papa and I worked out
in the garden on the
spuds in the morning
till 9 oclock then I worked
on the fence till 4 p.m. when
it began to lighting. Papa
worked on ditch in afternoon
Mamma came back in morning
Mr Parry came down and got him.
I got the big bull in.
2001 · Lisa Barnes King

Today we did not drive out through the roll and heat of Iowa, under the wide-open, drink-all-you-want skies of Nebraska to sleep in a motel with damp carpets and plastic-sheeted double beds. It was sunny and cool in Chicago. I drove to Oak Park for a meeting. Spent the afternoon at the office. Watt fixed a West African Tuna Casserole for dinner. I slept in my own bed, with the windows open to catch the breeze.