My value does not come from the approbation of those around me, even when it is appreciated. My value does not come from my high standing...

I love them; I love words. I can read a well-turned phrase, over and over, delighting in its structure and the sound on my tongue. None...

How much of ourselves do we owe our children? When I became a mother, how much of myself did I promise? When I became a mother of two? Of...

We laughed at my parents for their hobby, of hanging pictures at midnight, one and two AM. We could hear them downstairs, ourselves...