Santa brought Joe a box set of Montessori toys, designed to encourage him to grasp things and develop his curiosity and hand-eye coordination so that he might live a long and happy life, grabbing things …
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how to play
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new old things
The other day I said to Morrison, this year I want one hundred presents under the tree. I want the presents to cascade from the tree into other rooms like we’ve suffered a terrible leak …
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ears peeled
Ever since Joe’s arrival, my hearing is sharper. It’s like some cotton from one of my many childhood ear infections was left inside and when I gave birth it was spotted, taken out, and suddenly, …
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doing my breast
I don’t have time to form like a full, coherent diatribe on breastfeeding, and also is there even enough time in the world? No. Time is even more precious now, my son just grew a …
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torture spot
I don’t know about you, but MY favorite part of the playwriting process is when none of it is working and all of it is bad and none of it makes sense, and everyday you …
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‘Politics’
I spent a great deal of my 20’s saying to myself ‘I’m not a political person’ and ‘I care about people, not politics,’ but I was not to be trusted as I wore 5 dollar …
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Guilt | Action
I’ve been thinking a lot about how much time and emotional energy white people should be giving to guilt right now, and how much to action. Is the guilt a part of the action? Is …
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Bye Bye Babymoon
We have officially cancelled our Babymoon and YES there are much much sadder things and YES I will still take a moment to be bummed about this. We took a trip to Kauai Spring 2018, …
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SHE CHILLIN’
I’m just going to continue to find and share here any positive news that I can find right now, as shouting into the void of anxiety and negativity is not my brand, OR AT LEAST …
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NAILS OF MY SOUL
If I were to name the color of the inside of my heart right now EXACTLY, it would be: Dark of Black, White of Optimism, Gray of the Middle, POLKA DOT ADORABLE TRYING