When Your Family Figures Out You’re a Writer… and Loves You For It

My first baby is two years old, arms draped around my neck, cheek pressed into my chest. The scent of his musky head is inebriating. I read him a book called Baby Mickey’s Nap. He is convinced that if Mickey naps, he should too. We are still inchoate; neither of us know it, but we […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

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[ Slate | 2011-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Writers Are Asked Not to Talk About Author of ‘O’

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