for the first time since August, I am spending a weekend at home along. I rigged up a music playback system in the living room, turned on my HiFi, and set about to sorting books. Fingers over old paper, familiar covers, extracting bygone bookmarks - I was relaxed and happy in a way I haven't been in months. I felt grounded!

Between R.U. Sirius's Little Red Book and my sociology collection, I found my grandparent's Holy Bible. Inside was this prayer clipping.