On This Day

April 7, 2025

On this day, a happy birthday banner stretched across the back deck of a trailer, folded chairs leaned against the railing. An Army veteran sat on his front porch and said, “It’s peaceful out here right now, but soon there will be 1500  more houses within five miles.” Two black dogs ran in the road, one with a limp. Red amaryllis bloomed beneath a private property sign while a Doberman barked and spun in circles in the yard nearby.  

A mail route ran late.  A river rose. Toy dump trucks were left in the sand.

A podcaster told the story of author John Grisham. His first book, A Time to Kill, was rejected by almost 30 publishers before he sold over 300 million books during his career. She said life prepares us for something that hasn't happened yet.

All on this day.