Four Worlds

This experience of flood forces my husband and me to face unpalatable realities of our life as expats. First, we act even in times of crisis on thin information. Our…

When toilet training our older daughter, I briefly internalized the Set Moniker Directive: refer to your child’s Number Ones as you will, but employ your term of choice consistently. I…

Parenthood has spurred my husband and me to develop as cooks with distinct personalities. My husband: stir-fryer of vegetables and meat by taste, owner of eighty-odd Japanese food manga. Me:…

The photo belies the many takes needed to get the subject not to squint, blink, or jump from her stool to check the camera’s viewing screen. The fields about me…