Small Comforts

Why they matter.

A movie theater concession stand in Hiawassee, Georgia. Harrison Keely. Creative Commons.

I was a young kid in the early-to-mid aughts, still impressionable and open to being molded. I remember it being a stressful time in my life when my mom’s parents died as well as struggling in school, particularly math. Those two things caused a lot of stress in my …