"The 2008 state champion, with a total of 42 points, now approaching the award stand," proclaims the announcer. "The Lady Hornets of Rochelle High School consists of a total of one individual." There's no crowd roar. There's no crowd left. The presenter hands her the team trophy." —Gary Smith, "The Power of One." Sports Illustrated. … Continue reading The Power of One
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At the Maacher Bazaar, Fish For Life
"The daughters are to stay at home. The wife, more so. The dead are never accompanied to the cremation grounds by women. We aren’t allowed. Not in our custom.And so, we went to the cremation grounds — Ma and her daughters, to cremate our father, her husband. I took Ma’s hand and guided her from … Continue reading At the Maacher Bazaar, Fish For Life
