The Book of Ruth Chapter 12: Metamorphosis
“I’ll be right back to put you in your car seat. Mumma always comes back,” I reassure her before I leave. Karine holds her up to the...
The Book of Ruth: Chapter 11 Heartless
I sit here heartless. No, not that heart. The center of my circulatory system is still here pumping blood through this body of mine that...
The Book of Ruth Chapter 10: Time's Arrow
Sometimes I think Ruth may be dead. I’ve been thinking a lot about sliding doors. Alternate realities. As if every dream, aspiration,...
The Book of Ruth Chapter 9: Wet Behind the Ears
1,2,3 JUMP! I raise her above my head and splash her into the water. She beams. Excited. Invigorated. We swim. Our favourite. I twirl her...
The Book of Ruth Chapter 8.5: Sun Drenched
I’ve got a secret. Summer is not my favorite season. It’s not my time to shine. I know, I know but I swear I’m not just being contrary....
Glottal
Hehehe hooooo. They don’t teach lamaze anymore. Do they? Our breath brings them into the world, we hope breath is what takes them out....
The Book of Ruth Chapter 8: There is try
By Gabrielle Lazarovitz Yeah, this one right here goes out to all the baby's mamas, mamas, mamas, mamas, baby mamas, mamas, I’m sorry,...
The Last Two Years
I’m a little afraid to live. The way we used to. I’m a little afraid to figure out who I am at this point. A lot has happened. The...
The Book of Ruth Chapter 7: Sleep No More
Fuck me? Fuck YOU?! I wanted to scream as Ruth and I locked eyes at 3:37am. This perfect preemie. Ms. I slept 10 hours and 15 minutes at...
The Book of Ruth Chapter 6- I'm fine. She's fine. We're fine. Everybody's fine.
When my friend asked me why I hadn’t written about Ruth since she came home, I said, because there’s nothing interesting going on. She...