Monthly Archives: May 2011

From the moment my daughter was born, the very second her blue eyes looked up at mine, there were certain promises I made to her. Not one of them was spoken, written or even deliberately formed in my mind. But … Continue reading →

Lazy afternoon. Movie, crayons, books in bed. May it last all night.     Your turn

  I’m sitting under a tree across the street from the school where my daughter will be a student in the fall. Angie starts kindergarten in just a few months, and I’m not sure I’m ready. I’ve known for almost … Continue reading →

Finish this sentence. Write as much or as little as you’d like. The one thing I would like others to know about being a single parent is …          

My daughter is in the bathtub making gumbo. She has a small wooden spoon, a big blue mixing bowl, and a gigantic imagination. She balances the mixing bowl between slippery knees and stirs the wooden spoon, transforming the lukewarm bathwater … Continue reading →

There are a lot of things in this world that scare me. Earthquakes in Japan. Nuclear meltdowns. Crazy dictators who kill their own people. But something that really frightens me is happening in my own country. Republicans are proposing a … Continue reading →