Month: September 2014

  • Being Able to Climb a Princess’ Hair Is Pretty Ludicrous, Too

    Being Able to Climb a Princess’ Hair Is Pretty Ludicrous, Too

    Once upon a time, two white, middle-class Midwesterners decided to invite all the townspeople to a feast called Potluck. Listen, not all fairy tales begin with mentally-unstable witches making mischief. Sometimes they begin with swans hatched into the wrong family; hungry wolves; vain emperors; magic shoes; and, yes, middle-class white people who like to eat. […]

  • No Dull Boys, Not Even You, Jack

    No Dull Boys, Not Even You, Jack

    It’s not for lack of trying. Ever since they were old enough to kick a ball, turn a somersault, and weave a multi-colored tote bag on a floor loom, we’ve signed our kids up for activities. Partly, we did this because it helped to pass some of the long hours that make parents look at the […]

  • Waning

    Waning

    The poor boy inherited his mother’s bad throat. A crummy night’s sleep, an overtaxing day, a demanding week, and there they go: the tonsils. Swelling, scratching, kissing, and aching–tender tonsils manifest the stress. My life has been peppered by throat ailments. They must have become more persistent in adulthood, as having my tonsils removed was never […]