Family
What are you waiting for this year?
In January, I always find myself waiting for something, anything.
Family
Category
Family
Wrap me in a necklace of lights
And tell me what you are grilling this summer.
Childhood
Grief and Sex at Mimi's Cafe
Even the suburbs of my childhood had something to lose.
Mormonism
I grew up in a church led by a prophet
If I followed him, my family would stay together forever
Family
Object Permanence
I can tell I am about to enter my late thirties because I've set up a year-long alert for food ornaments on eBay.
Authoritarianism
Tilting Towards Hope
If enough needles tip away from Trump, my table and the people around it shift back into a world I can understand.
Family
At Home with Anica Wong
An elegant dance in a utilitarian kitchen.
Grief
Finding My Family’s Bones
How visiting Appalachia helped me begin to understand my family