THAT THING I HATE

Untwisting ourselves, bit by bit

I.

I hate planting garlic. Or at least that’s my line. For a more complete story, go to Part II.

II.

Planting garlic is demanding. It hurts my back: leaning, digging (the cloves have to be planted six inches down, and the soil at my home is rocky). It needs to happen at a time of year when it’s often a tiresome combination of wet and cold outside. It takes…