barter begins with neighbours
Into my room above, through the floor vent, the exchange of air brought a fungible scent. Lunch today will be peanut butter and jelly, soaking into bread and by noon made ready. Homemade, mom-made ( add a carton of milk ) the chattels of grade-school stock in trade—in the day of Dick, Sally, PBnJ.
Roger Kenyon was North America’s first lay canon lawyer and associate director at the Archdiocese of Seattle. He was involved in tech (author of Macintosh Introductory Programming, Mainstay) before teaching (author of ThinkLink: a learner-active program, Riverwood). Roger lives near Toronto and offers free critical thinking and character development courses online.
“When not writing, I’m riding—eBike, motorbike, and a mow cart that catches air down the hills. One day I’ll have Goldies again.”
