One morning I went to the gas company- I’d gotten a shut off notice for that day. Though I’d severed as a superior court judge, I’d been unemployed for a year. I pleaded my case to the woman behind the counter, my eye glassy with embarrassment. She said, probably don’t remember me, but you gave my son grace in your courtroom” she granted me a 3- day extension and slid the bill back under the glass. She had written “Thank you” on it. I never said a word, but in the parking lot, I burst into tears. -Torkwase Sekou

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