In lockdown, my son sings in the bath. “U is for ulta-pulta,” he says, quoting his current favorite book. He warns his wooden flamingo, “Here comes a topsy-turvy wave!” The research suggests that trying to pass on a language sans context to a third generation is hopeless, but I cannot stop. His first blocks wereContinue reading “At Home, Adrift by Rashi Rohatgi”
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Driving Like a Boss by Myna Chang
T-Rex dislikes my neighbor’s dog. It’s a vicious little yapper. T-Rex is afraid Neighbor-Dog will bite his foot. Stop being a wimp, I say. Stomp that mutt. Sometimes Neighbor-Dog chases my kid. Don’t let that yapping menace chase my kid, I say. Use those big dinosaur feet. T-Rex would rather go water skiing. Fine, I say. But I can’t drive the boat. There’s too much turbulence. I’ll do it, T-Rex says. Vroom vroom.Continue reading “Driving Like a Boss by Myna Chang”
Motherhood (Or Lack Thereof) by Maegan Gwaltney
My two small nephews and tiny niece climbed out of the couch cushion fortress on the bedroom floor. As the first sliver of sunlight whispered through the blinds, they jumped around me on the bed, shouting the details of their dreams. I was in my early twenties and loved my older sister’s kids- the weaselsContinue reading “Motherhood (Or Lack Thereof) by Maegan Gwaltney”
My Mother’s Only Reader by Jillian Luft
The remnants of my mother’s life fit neatly into the corner of a walk-in closet. They’re a modest inventory: five-mini cassettes, thirty-plus photo albums, a jewelry box containing a frustrated tangle of 14 karat gold chains and tennis bracelets, a couple of high school yearbooks, some salvaged Christmas ornaments and snow globes, a slim blackContinue reading “My Mother’s Only Reader by Jillian Luft”
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