The Book Of Ruth Chapter 17: Sugar and spice and everything nice
Ruth sits at my vanity. She sprays glass cleaner on the mirror. She knocks it over. Gentle, sweetheart. More gentle, please. Okay mommy!...
We Need To Talk About Adam
We need to talk about Adam. No, not that Adam, I’ve embarrassed that Adam enough. It’s time to embarrass my new Adam and hopefully it...
The Book of Ruth Chapter 16: Hangnail
My fingernail has gotten…weird. I Googled it. It’s probably cancer. Or nothing. Maybe a hangnail that decided to do something with its...
I am a blanket
I am a blanket. Not a sweater. I’ve spent my life wishing to be something more functional. More take-along-ish. More of a sweater. For...
Music for Puddle Jumpers
These words are not for everyone. They’re for those of us who have felt a twinge or a tidal wave of rage. Or anywhere in between. Maybe...
The Book of Ruth Chapter 15: It's me, hi.
I’m at the end of my rope. And I think my rope’s pretty long. I’m good at keeping my cool. It’s been three hours of screaming after weeks...
Sticky Subject
I say goodbye. I kiss her. I try to get a hug. She isn’t into it, but she giggles as I shower her with kisses. “MOOOMEEEE!!!!”. "Okay,” I...
The Book Of Ruth: Chapter 14: Two for the Show
She’s so long. I look at her ‘piggies’ and scan her all the way up to her blonde crown. There’s so much of her. It didn’t creep up on me...
Gifted Children
As Ruth and I walk up to the swing set, a little girl calls out to me. “Watch me!”. She says with an edge in her voice. Assertive. She...
The Book of Ruth Chapter 13: The in-between
I like real things. Walks. Brisket. The dog and the meat. Meals. Clean floors, even if they’re a rarity. Books. Conversations. Plays....