family
We got a dog when I gave up on the future
The problem with promises is that the future can’t keep anything.
reproductive care
In Sepsis and in Health
My daughter, Dobbs and inflammatory systems
reproductive care
I exist because my grandma had an abortion
I know the abortion cost too much. She was right to pay the price.
california
Get to Work, Children
"Only poor kids have to work to have fun."
care work
No Time to Care
A powerful father openly living for his children may not be cinematic, but it’s rare enough to be news.
Round Dance
We dance holding hands because we are all on this journey together.
Angry Girls, Angry Women
What was the first album by a woman you remember feeling was forbidden?
My Mother Risked It All on the Beanie Baby Boom
She was a Mormon homemaker who just wanted to take part in the market economy. Then it all came crashing down.
family
Finding My Family’s Bones
How visiting Appalachia helped me begin to understand my family
care work
My motherhood is a dirty fridge
Wait, let me start over. I mean my motherhood is like a dirty fridge. Hear me out.
What a Zoom Funeral Taught Me About Death
As my daughters and I stared at a livestream of an open casket, I realized death is always remote
Making a House a Home
I’ve lived in this home since you were born. Well. Not this house. I’ve lived in five houses since you were born. But each house was this home, the only world I could claim.