“You mixed, you Chinese, or you Mexican?” one of my sixth graders asked me after school one day in the middle of a group tutoring session. A friend elbowed her and cocked her head with a wide-eyed glare, and the whole group of girls erupted in … [Read more]
Where the president followed me
Last October as the presidential election approached, I was on a mountain vacation with my husband and four-month-old son. We watched our child roll over for the first time in front of the fireplace. He was squishy like the moss that grew around the … [Read more]
Picking up the past again
“I swept my experiences under the rug. I didn’t let them define me.” “I’m not one to dwell on the negative.” I have heard well-meaning women say these things recently as part of the conversation around sexual harassment and assault. When I … [Read more]
Resist the simple stories
One morning while traveling I had a conversation with two older white men at the counter of a small-town Tennessee coffee shop. The wall said: “C.O.F.F.E.E.: Christ Offers Forgiveness for Everyone Everywhere”. This made me a little suspicious, made … [Read more]
The worst of men who find us
When I was a little girl, I felt light, I felt free. I ran through the woods with my wild curly hair swinging around me and my conch shell tied to a leather strap from my neck. I blew it ceremoniously when I came across a sight that delighted me or … [Read more]
A marriage built in the fog
He called me “steel wrapped in cotton”. Resilient. Upright and tall in my demeanor despite all I had been through. Unyielding in my soft welcome. He saw me as stronger than I ever knew I was. I liked who I was in his eyes. He made me feel like he … [Read more]
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