I called Mom while I was shopping and asked, “Should I bring chocolate cake or apple pie for Christmas?” – Welcome

held and lowered and carried again. Blue marker in the uneven, deliberate letters of a six-year-old who pressed hard because she meant every word. We had it framed without glass, because I wanted to be able to touch the paper when I walked by, to feel the particular texture of a thing made by hand for a specific and serious purpose.

People asked me,continue reading …