Published inWhat We InheritOn love, part 2“Why are you choosing violence today?”, is a phrase I frequently sang-uttered to myself last winter. Sitting in the car, fingers ice cold…Nov 4, 2022Nov 4, 2022
Your new relationship with timeI have never, in my life, heard so much talk about washing dishes.Apr 13, 20201Apr 13, 20201
Published inHuman PartsI’m the Only One in My Family Who Can’t See GhostsAs the youngest in a family of witches, I interpret the world my own wayJan 3, 202016Jan 3, 202016
Published inWhat We InheritWhat I have learned about loveIf you learn your first lessons about love from your parents, then my first lesson was that it was a burden. An unwieldy thing that…Oct 20, 20191Oct 20, 20191
2019: The year I didn’tTo all appearances, I have had a busy but unremarkable year.Oct 8, 20192Oct 8, 20192
LongingIt was sparked in 1998. That spring, I backpacked around England, Ireland and Scotland with a friend and then took a connecting flight to…Jul 12, 20191Jul 12, 20191
Published inWhat We InheritOn beautyWhen I was a child, I didn’t understand that my mother was a beauty. I only saw her eyes, perpetually dark with fatigue, only heard her…Dec 30, 20182Dec 30, 20182
Bend, compromise, try not to breakA feeling slams into me every now and again. Usually when I am walking home from the office on a Friday evening, my arms and shoulders…Nov 5, 20182Nov 5, 20182
GuiltSo that thing about Italian mothers and guilt is true. If you understand anything about Catholicism, this shouldn’t come as a surprise…Oct 4, 20181Oct 4, 20181
Your name is a signMy name, the syllables that I have known the longest, other than mama, speaks of my yearning every day. If nomen est omen — if the name is…Aug 28, 20181Aug 28, 20181
