But once I was an adult and I settled into another place, first in and then near the city where I’ve lived for over twenty years, I finally knew that even though I’ve lived in the Washington metropolitan area the longest, I am not from Washington, I have roots elsewhere. Continue reading
One result of voting early was that I didn’t have much to do on Election Day and I had a lot of time to fret. Continue reading
We’d thought Frankenstorm might ruin Halloween, if it was still raining or if there were massive power outages. Every time we warned the kids of this possibility, Noah said I sounded like someone in a Christmas special, talking about how Christmas was cancelled. Continue reading
The line for early voting at the Silver Spring Civic Center on Saturday was long, jaw-dropping long. Continue reading
Columbus Day is a unique day in the school calendar because Beth has it off, but the kids don’t. Continue reading
This is how June’s weekends will go this fall: Friday afternoon soccer practice, Saturday morning gymnastics, Sunday afternoon soccer game. Continue reading
Five minutes after I switched on the television, Beth called from work. Noah had texted her on his new phone, saying he thought he might be on the wrong bus, as he didn’t remember the route taking so long. Continue reading
The bus to middle school looks remarkably like the bus to elementary school, but it is not the same thing at all, is it? Continue reading
We crossed the West Virginia border at 4:20. I kissed Beth, as is our custom when we cross state lines, and I read from the billboard. “Are you feeling wild and wonderful?” She gave a wry laugh. “More wild than wonderful?” I surmised Continue reading
The pinnacle of my dramatic career was the fall of my eighth-grade year when my best friend and I were co-stage managers for a production of Annie. Continue reading