Benjamin MertzOct 3, 20232 min They Don't Give Their Smiles Out for FreeThey don’t give their smiles out for free here. If I were not watching Not listening Not feeling the great unspoken magnitude of her life...
Benjamin MertzSep 12, 20232 min Accra in Life and DeathIn the afternoon we walked Some roads paved, most roads dirt Deep trenches for drainage and sewage No sidewalks Few street signs...
Benjamin MertzAug 17, 20232 min Mother, At Last - Africa Day 1Last year I wrote a scrap of a song It says, Can you feel the light break through the clouds? And the melody starts high - almost too...
Benjamin MertzOct 23, 20192 min Georgia SoilOn a tour bus in Macon, Georgia. Old estates and manors stood proudly on the hillsides. A woman asked, "What is the old money...
