![](https://i0.wp.com/openingparagraph.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/shirt-drawer-scaled.jpg?resize=350%2C300&ssl=1)
Exhibit I: The beauty (or is it folly) of…
I wash clothes. I fold clothes. I fight a losing battle to keep those clothes in a drawer and off the floor. Why on earth do I spend so much time in this struggle? Listen as I explain what in the world I’m thinking.
![](https://i0.wp.com/openingparagraph.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Salvage-the-Bones.jpg?resize=328%2C500&ssl=1)
Opening Paragraph this week features Jesmyn Ward’s award winning novel, Salvage the Bones. A story of loss and motherhood in a world prone to natural disasters.