The Internet and The Problem of Place
Here, now Moving to Germany at age 12, and even at age 20, meant writing letters if I wanted any connection to the place I left. It meant waiting– in line to buy stamps, at home for a reply. It usually...
View ArticleHow do you know you’re home?
Home–one of them Have you ever been in that in-between period, perhaps after moving, when “home” doesn’t refer to just one place? Several times a day I casually refer to our new house in Vermont as...
View ArticleChickens In The Bathroom
Ice Cream, Sunshine, and Blackie There have always been legitimate excuses for me not to have chickens. Reasons have ranged from the rather exotic (“I live on the 13th floor of an apartment building in...
View ArticleHow Home Grows
One of those moments Anyone who moves anywhere waits for this moment: the moment when you realize that you’d miss the place if you ever had to leave. At first, when you move, the opposite is often...
View ArticleForget one day a year
Light in the darkness Today I did a small favor for a friend. She did one for me too—a bigger one, in my opinion. Big or small, the favors got me thinking about Christmas. We had this stupendous ice...
View ArticleHow can Kristina Braverman be a principal?
I love you, Kristina, but why are you a principal? The only reason I enjoy folding laundry is because I use it as an excuse to get hooked on a TV show. Lately, that show’s been Season 6 of Parenthood....
View ArticleEssay on Mamalode
I’m excited to have an essay about my strong, self-assured daughter published on Mamalode this week! Preschoolers sometimes get a bad reputation for constantly saying “No,” but in this essay I explore...
View ArticleEssay Published in Hippocampus Magazine
I’m thrilled to have one of my essays in Hippocampus Magazine, a wonderful online magazine devoted to creative nonfiction. The essay reflects on a particularly scary time during my pregnancy with my...
View ArticleAlmost Abroad, At Home
Oops–I should have learned French! When we moved back to the U.S., especially the rural U.S., I expected we’d have to sacrifice the stimulation of constant exposure to other languages and cultures. No...
View ArticleNew Website
Hello, blog followers! I’ve been pretty silent on this site for a while, and I apologize for not updating more frequently. I’ve been busy with some new writing projects these past couple of years and,...
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