Los Angeles County and the W.H.O. warned that even immunized people should wear masks indoors. – New York Times, June 30, 2021 We at the Department of Transportation admit it might have been a bit premature to do away with stop signs at intersections. At the time, however, it made perfect sense to make stopping optional for the millions of cars that had recently installed self-driving autopilot systems. You spoke, and we listened. You asked, “Why do I have to stop if my car’s sensors and computer have determined that at this velocity I will avoid an oncoming vehicle in…
Author: Summer Koester
Summer Koester
Summer is a teacher, writer, and mamawolf to two little wolf pups in Juneau, Alaska. Her work has appeared on Little Old Lady Comedy, the Haven, and Greener Pastures. You can read more of her at summerkoester.com.
As we sit around the Thanksgiving table – my husband, two feral children, and I – we give thanks that, despite its best efforts, 2020 has failed to kill us. Rather, it taught us how to survive by transforming us into savage beasts, so let’s remember our many blessings as we rip our lifeless turkey to shreds. For one, I am thankful that I live far away in the forgotten land of Alaska, where no one really cares if we are still counting ballots days after the presidential election. As the rest of the world fights over toilet paper, we’ve…