I did not know at first if I wanted to talk about my miscarriage. A part of me wants to, because our child is real, the first we conceived. If we move on, have other children, and never talk about this one, it will be as if he or she never existed. I don’t want […]
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Outside, that is. Yesterday I spent a couple of hours crimping hay for Ivan–a new skill for me. He laughed–so thankful he’s not the kind of guy to get mad–when I crimped the first 6 or 8 rows the wrong direction. Yes, the wrong direction, in spite of the fact that we both repeated an
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I hunch on the corner couch—feet on the ottoman, head halfway up the back cushion, my body an awkward-shaped L. I should go into my office to write—I know I should. It would be better for my posture and my distractible mind. But I am comfortable and lazy. I like the soft cushion under me,
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My mom is my hero, always has been: the person I still want to be like when I grow up. In honor of Mother’s Day, here are two things I love about her, traits I want to imitate if I ever have children of my own. She never scolded when I broke things. And that’s
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“Did you hear Kanye West became a Christian?” I asked Dad and Mom last fall, soon after he released his album “Jesus Is King.” “Who’s that?” Mom asked. “Rap singer. Really famous. Married Kim Kardashian,” I said. “I don’t know who those people are, but that’s wonderful if he became a Christian.” Which reply proves
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