What Have I Created?


Family, Parenting

Whenever I tell my father a cute or amusing story that exemplifies the glorious weirdness of my kids, he always replies with, “Well, you made them like that.” As if that’s an appropriate response. His tone is never complimentary and it implies that there’s something wrong with them. I become protective and also feel frustrated […]

December 10, 2020

As She Lay Dying


Family

I was buying a bed as my grandmother lay dying. A bed and matching nightstands, for Christ’s sake, off of Facebook. The passage of time alters memories, but I remember securing the transaction only a moment before I sensed a change in the rhythm of her breathing — the change that signaled her last breath […]

October 23, 2020