Caity McCardell

I was aware that you drove by, going my way while I ran down the highway near the beach. I was aware that you turned around and slowly came back. Just ’cause I have my ipod on doesn’t mean I’m not paying attention. Maybe sometimes you do this, pulling up right next to a person [...]

Dear Independent Cafe Owner,

I love little cafes owned by locals who aren’t corporate. I love your art shows, your back gardens, your warm feel. I love the spoons you offer to wash instead of cut up pieces of trees to stir my coffee and throw away. Your funky furniture. The fact that, unlike Muchobucks, [...]

OK, so I text once in a while, but I’m 40 years old for crying out loud. It’s embarrassing to hunt-and-peck on my phone. And I will not answer the question, “how have you been doing?” by text. I mean, do you *really* want to know how I *really* am? Then use that same phone [...]

Remember those All You Can Drink iced teas – bottomless drinks? The server would refill your glass before you got close to being done. Such abundance! So Americana!

My sink has caught on to this sense of abundance. It’s never, ever empty. Every time I get close to having an empty sink, the waitress comes [...]

Parks could have fruit trees.
Kids could help plant the fruit trees and get paid with coupons to local book sellers.
Kids could have no homework. Instead, they would learn about planting food, harvesting it and canning it for the winter season.
Entire city blocks could be cleared for local gardens to feed people.
That would require people in [...]

I have an idea for a scary story:

The world is in trouble. Humans are abusing Earth blindly, without thinking about the impact of their actions – like driving their cars, buying food from all around the world, and eating food that otherwise adds to global warming. Corporations control people’s shopping habits, education and the [...]