Jaclyn Dwyer

You have to say Here! as loud as you can so your teacher knows that you’re here.You can hide anywhere. The only rule is bestill and quiet until the teacher calls your name. “Is everyone quiet?” I ask my daughter.“Sometimes,” she says. I want to knowthe names of the loud children, the ones who might …

“Sometimes there’s nothing you can do,” my mom consoles her friend, upset about her son. Both women quit smoking, but we’ve all seen how a lit cigarette can catch like a lost fishhook hungry for flesh. Most wildfires ignite from human oversight, but you can’t blame the mother. In his garage my cousin playing with …