Sorting out the mysterious ways in which one relates to others.
A written discussion about social intimacy.
What a quiet kid learned about identity and parenting from her own small town upbringing.
Reflecting on identity via a mother's larger-than-life mythology.
How the marriage of simplicity and stashing survives under the same roof.
Thoughts on the question of (not) registering for gifts.
Remembering friends whose presence brought a sense of rootedness, even in their diversity.
An uneasy legacy tied together with the thread of a shared name.
What my son teaches himself, and how.