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Tag: family
Tales of a Heretic Daughter
Losing my religion has complicated my relationship with my parents.
Gold Medal Grief: Learning to Let Go
Grief is not the fence we hop over. It’s the ocean we swim through.
Addicted to Restlessness
What does it mean to stay when all I’ve ever done is run?
Mundane Intimacy
Between the lines on a grocery list, nestled somewhere after Lysol but before arugula, is all the tiny ways you live your life. Your idiosyncrasies from how you clean the … Continue reading Mundane Intimacy
We’re Here to Build Each Other Up
Wouldn’t it be nice to be the reason someone else grew tall?
If not for you: to Bridget and Kate
To my little sisters
Brother: an epilogue, a past tense, a Stillborn Sibling
I am not my family’s narrator. I don’t house their voices somewhere in my larynx. I cannot speak for them. My family is like everyone else’s: raucous and dysfunctional. We … Continue reading Brother: an epilogue, a past tense, a Stillborn Sibling
My Father’s Daughter
An essay about a daughter, her father, and the love that lives within tense relationships.
Agony Genes
I’m always asking myself if I’ll hurt in the same way my mother does.
