Not Blueberries

  “Look, Mama,” the child called, a soft fist held aloft as she ran, delighted, toward her mother. “I found some polka-dot blueberries!” “Wait, where? Let me see? Those aren’t … Did you eat any?” The child shrugged and twirled away, fingers closing protectively over a grimy palm that still held some blue orbs of … Continue reading Not Blueberries