I have less than an hour before I have to leave to pick up my child, and I declare defeat. To attempt to work on my research in this small window of time is foolish. I would just get going, several brower windows open, my mind reoriented to where I left off, and then bang…
Holding up a Mirror
“TIMEOUT!” Jack yells at his bear. He plops him with force down on the corner of the bed. I snicker into my sleeve. He does a pretty good Stern Mommy Voice. “TIMEOUT!” he yells at Liam, and I put my face in his face and say “NO. Only Mommy gives timeouts. No,” but actually I’m…
Back in the Black
I read a blog post on Shakespeare written by a friend of mine who went to the same graduate school as I did – the Shakespeare Annex in Stratford-upon-Avon – and suddenly I wanted to drop this law school lark and go get my doctorate in Shakespeare. Perhaps I can be a student forever! I…
Thank You For Your Application
They rustle at me from the bin in the corner. They whisper You Aren’t Good Enough. This Was A Waste of Time. Your Children Deserve Better. Be Afraid. You Will Never Succeed. Rejection letters – I could, as they say, paper a wall with them. A couple of walls. I have been afraid about getting…
Handsome!
You are so wonderful right now. You love your little brother. You’re very good about playing alone. You love to read.