A letter to my teenage self
You know you are different from those around you. Soon people will come into your life who are more like you, and with them you can be yourself and be accepted just as you are. You will meet guys who...
View ArticleSunday letter to the kids
Dear Maisie & Elias, We’ve been living in the sweet spot for the past seven days, and it’s been fabulous. We’ve laughed, danced, tickled, sang, and even been to the zoo (for the record, I’m not a...
View ArticleTo my daughter on her birthday
Dear Maisie, Today you are three-years-old. One thousand and ninety-six days ago I held you for the first time. I have missed only two days since. I apologize that your birthday will never be yours...
View ArticleTo my son on his birthday
Dear Elias, One year ago you arrived in the wee morning hours with the trademark gusto with which you take on the world. You traveled from the darkness within my body into the darkness of our bedroom,...
View ArticleTo My Daughter on Her (Belated) Birthday
Dear Maisie, Your birthday was nine days ago and I made no attempt to commemorate it here as I have for the previous three. It was in part because we were off on an adventure–our first family...
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