My two oldest kids returned to their high school this morning. On the surface, it was a normal morning. I asked Aidan if she knew the hoodie she chose had a splatter of pizza sauce on the back. I asked Ryley if he brushed his hair. I made sure both had their phones. But trepidation […] 
I set off on this snowy, brittle afternoon to pick up my K-8 kids from school. The roads were smeared with dirty ice and winds shoved the van. It felt precarious, like the whole day, a slick white tightrope between home and my kids, elsewhere. I was glad to get to them, to bring us […] 
The word that killed me was oxygen. I was in fourth grade, competing in our grade-wide spelling bee. I was confident I’d do well because I was a good girl who got good grades, except in handwriting. So I stood and waited for my word. The teacher got to me. “Gretchen, your word is […] |
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