This is the piece I read last night for one of the Bookmarks series of readings at The Arts Center of the Capital Region. The theme: Family at the Holidays. The reading was curated by the magnificent Marion Roach Smith, and it was a blast. ♦ ♦ ♦ A few days after Christmas, we were in line… Continue reading Spoiler Alert
Category: Parenting
Timing Chain
Do you ever forget how old your children are? Last night, returning from four days in New York City, I was greeted by a Lena much older than the one I had in my head. I picked her up, she wrapped her lanky legs around me, and I tried to squeeze THIS Lena, Lena-almost-eight, into… Continue reading Timing Chain