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, 2020A response icon1Apr 13, 2020A response icon1
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, 2020A response icon16Jan 3, 2020A response icon16
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, 2019A response icon1Oct 20, 2019A response icon1
2019: The year I didn’tTo all appearances, I have had a busy but unremarkable year.Oct 8, 2019A response icon2Oct 8, 2019A response icon2
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, 2019A response icon1Jul 12, 2019A response icon1
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, 2018A response icon2Dec 30, 2018A response icon2
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, 2018A response icon2Nov 5, 2018A response icon2
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, 2018A response icon1Oct 4, 2018A response icon1
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, 2018A response icon1Aug 28, 2018A response icon1
