After speaking to a handful of NYU students regarding the election, I continue trying to make some sense of why that beacon of cruelty and narcissism won relatively handily over a much more intelligent, articulate woman who, whatever her flaws, ran a smart, skillful campaign.
I aimed the cold-water spray through the trellis wire to the outer row, swinging the hose slowly, deliberately. Into the midst of my concentration on the task, a ruby-throated hummingbird flew, suspending its colorful little body in the spray I was creating.