Three Minutes
Babyhood November 23, 2020
I always kept people waiting. “Who cares if I’m three minutes late,” I would say, defensive, and secretly ashamed of the stubborn…
Ode to Dried Paint on the Kitchen Table
Toddlers to Teens November 23, 2020
My daughter paints her body redand green and every color of the two,and paints the pool, the naked baby, Buzz, the…
Two Moccasins Tied Together
Babyhood November 23, 2020
Lakeside Chautauqua, Ohio The first time I heard your cryoutside, I was struck by itssmallness: how it hardly seemed to…
Nine Months of Thanksgiving Weekend
Taking Flight November 23, 2020
Our two sons, one in graduate school, the other in college, have been home with us for a few months. At…