John R Miao

July 1, 2025 - Why do we read and write?

There is a man on the corner of 87th and Amsterdam. I do not know him, and he does not know me. He wears a red T-shirt with red sweatpants. He wears a red coat with red shoes. He wears a red ski mask on his face.

“Harris is a communist,” My grandfather protests. 

“Better a communist than a felon,” My father shoots back.