What’s that?

I first see it just as the sun disappears completely. High up in the sky, above where the sun had set, is a bright white light surrounded by yellow surrounded by red, and it has a tail. It looks like it's heading right towards me! Wouldn’t that be exciting? Wait, it IS heading right towards me! … Continue reading What’s that?

I love sunsets

I’m seven years old, and my favorite thing to do every evening is to sit out here on our back stoop and watch the sunset. There is no real view where I live in Durham, but at just the right angle, here in my spot, I can just see between the houses to the horizon … Continue reading I love sunsets

Preamble

They say over 84,000 meteorites, a half ounce in size, fall to earth every year. They burn bright, but they’re tiny. Most people have never seen any of them reach the ground, but I did. This is my story...