The nurse repeats herself: This one’s a little prince, isn’t he? Neither parent is listening to her, but babies hear everything. Maybe this

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Once, during an interview about writing, I was asked what is “sacred” in my house. “Books,” I answered without even a second’s thought.

Some of my most pleasant early-reader memories are of bedtime stories with my dad.

Frequently asked questions from a freshman English class.

Rattle & Pen is a biweekly column exploring the liminal space between raising children and creating art. This post was originally written...

Rattle & Pen is a biweekly column exploring the liminal space between raising children and creating art. Photo and quilt by Virginia...

Rattle & Pen is a biweekly column exploring the liminal space between raising children and creating art. Last Friday, my kids and I spent...