Tag: big sad things

hope you are happy

Posted by | Dec 28, 2020 | | 0

I wrote this letter to my son on the night of the 2020 election, when I couldn’t sleep. Just laying in bed after midnight, frantically thumb-typing into the empty notepad on my glowing phone screen. I’m publishing it now because...

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when we found out the light was still on

Posted by | Nov 9, 2016 | | 4

Tonight I left my house for the first time since yesterday. It was already dark but I was taking my kid out to ride her bike because I let her scream-whine me into the idea. Also, solo parenting. Imagine some wine glass...

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numbered

Posted by | May 27, 2016 | , | 39

I had been right in the middle of writing a breezy post on our debate over whether or not to have a second kid when I was semi-surprised to find out I was pregnant again. I say semi because we had been discussing it,...

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tested

Posted by | Sep 25, 2014 | | 3

Yesterday afternoon I was working away on my laptop when I heard branches cracking and rustling in the bushes behind my house. I glanced out the window and saw through the chain-link fence a person crouching...

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earthquake weather

Posted by | Nov 13, 2012 | , | 7

chat with kim, 11/13/08 7:09 PM me: the wind is warm and it smells like fire outside 7:10 PM kim: uh oh late season santa anas? me: not sure what’s going on it smells very fire-y in here though and i’m...

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memoriam

Posted by | Jul 23, 2011 | | 13

The wind in the trees outside was making shadows dance against the powder blue pull-down shades. Mottled light played over unfolded clothes spilling from the plastic basket on the floor, across the green shag carpeting, up a...

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