May 31.22: Coping, but barely

Grit, ground coal, ash and lung gravel paid the bills. Grandpa wore it home to match the grit on windowsills. His worker’s cap marked him: social scrap, laborer, tall, thin, Cassius on the trolley, morning, evening, foundry-dusted with other scraps … Continue reading May 31.22: Coping, but barely