Framed
When I picked it up in disbelief, the beautiful initial N stared (yes, manuscripts can stare) into my soul.
To All My Students, Past or Present
I bought this skirt on Etsy. I buy all of my skirts on Etsy.
Guide to Living with Your Parents
Scratch that. Best not to leave footprints either.
You Stay Inside All Day (Derogatory)
Am I enabling students to become more withdrawn, to become more anxious about engaging with the world outside their computer screen?
At the Gate to the Rest of the World
I’m trying to capture the same curiosity that led forty-two men westward to see what exactly the world was that unfurled for miles ahead of them.
It Gets Better
The world felt wide and untouched and while I was scared to hope, I wanted to believe that this was the part where I would find the joy.
Less, Please
Poetry is hard work, and mostly I forget it exists.
The Perfect Summer Meal
They won’t need the little bit of butter you’ll add when they’re done but you’ll add it anyway.
On Losing a Pet
There’s still a bit of wildness in them that we can never control.
Nostalgia Content
We can be forgiven, perhaps, for imagining the past as it is recorded to be both graspable and comprehensive.
