Handing The Country Back to Trump is Like Handing Your Child Back to Your AbuserHard-won wisdom from a protective motherNov 6Nov 6
Published inThe Bitter AppleGirl, RunningYou are happy, ecstatic, like a game-show winner, eyes squeezed shut by laughter, you step with hysterical glee out of the frame.Jul 28Jul 28
Published inThe Bitter AppleThe Love I Do Not WantI do not want to look in shops for small treasures, wandering hand in hand through galleries and craft breweries, down shady sidewalks…Jun 11Jun 11
Published inThe Bitter AppleOn the End of a FriendshipShe was at the mailbox, a baby on her hip and a popsicle held aloft like a frozen torch and I was walking the neighborhood to clear the…Jun 7Jun 7
Published inThe Bitter AppleA Little Bit of EverywhereWhere are you from? is complicated when there’s no single city or sovereign state. No address for the attic with keepsakes kept in boxes…May 27May 27
Published inThe Bitter AppleThe Never Enough“Your mother is crazy, but I love you so much,” she says.Feb 13Feb 13
Published inThe Bitter AppleThe EverywhereWhen I tell you this, I want to be truly invisible.Jan 27Jan 27
