The new issue of Shenandoah, which includes my story “The Fossil Record,” has just gone live. The working title for … More
Category: motherhood
Read it and Weep, or What Have We Wrought?
“The Overprotected Kid: A preoccupation with safety has stripped childhood of independence, risk taking, and discovery—without making it safer…” (The Atlantic, … More
Slice of Life
I haven’t read the book yet (it comes out today), but this is from Sunday’s NY Times Q & A … More
Elemental: Water
As far as this blog goes, I’ve written about the swimming pool, that staple of summer life, here and here and here … More
The Recital (Part One)
I started this blog six years ago, when Elder Girleen went off to elementary school. Last night, she “graduated” from … More
Fall, Once More
Surely I didn’t let this much time go by since I wrote anything down here — I must, between June … More
Things, Pressed into Service
If you classify yourself as a “reader” in the simplest sense of the word (ie, one who reads), and probably … More
Treading Water: or, The Deep End
This is it, then. The lovely nutmeat of the summer. The musty smell of tomatoes pulled from the vine; the … More
The End of the World as We Know It?
So… Elder Girleen’s elementary school is holding a Walk to School Day next month. Because… Well, you know. Kids don’t. Walk … More
The Future
So yesterday I was at Elder Girleen’s second-grade classroom for the monthly birthday commemoration, which consisted of a cheer and a … More
