Help me remember: Is there a song about a benevolent Veggieman who takes the sunrise, sprinkles it with dew, covers it in spinach puree and a much needed miracle or fifty-two? Doesn’t he take a rainbow or some other illusion of light and water, wrap it in a deep, defeated sigh, soak it in the […]

A few mornings ago, Joel and I were chatting in the kitchen. I was making a snack for him when he told me about something he learned from the Nick Jr. show, Ni Hao, Kai-lan.

“If you make something, and someone copies you, it makes the thing you made even more special.”

Um. No. […]