On weeding out the lies

An essay and a question

I left my garden largely un-weeded for a long time its whole existence. Well, I wasn’t completely negligent. I weeded the front part. Quite a few times, actually. But - for better or worse - I planted nearly all of my vining plants in one section of my garden and left that part un-weeded since I planted it. (My kids and husband did weed it once for me a…