Climbing the stairs
Peter The Postscript Climbing the stairs I told my husband, Peter, when he first announced the idea, that I thought it was dumb. I probably didn’t say “dumb,” because I […]
A fine job
Brad The Postscript A fine job It is construction season. The building we live in is 40 years old, and it was recently discovered that water was finding its way […]
A wonderful vacation
The Postscript A wonderful vacation Our cat, Felix, traveled up north with us for the first time to visit my parents and their cat, Katie. I was worried Felix might […]
New citizens
The Postscript New citizens I’d never been to a U.S. citizenship ceremony before. I’d never even thought about it much. I knew the process took a long time but, beyond […]
Accidental visitors
The Postscript Accidental visitors Last night, my husband, Peter, and I went to see the play “Come From Away.” I read about it last year, waited for the day tickets […]
Rewriting my story
The Postscript Rewriting my story I’ve been working on a script with a producer named Eli. I’m going to perform a show made from pieces of columns I’ve written over […]
Asking for help
The Postscript Asking for help My dad doesn’t like asking for help. He told me this recently when he asked if I could help him put out the dock. His […]
Tattoos
The Postscript Tattoos I’m about the only person I know without a tattoo. Well, this is not true. My parents don’t have tattoos, and I don’t think most of their […]
Cat games
The Postscript Cat games “I don’t even know what game we’re supposed to be playing!” my husband, Peter, told me. He and our cat, Felix, have been playing their nightly […]
Multiplication tables
The Postscript Multiplication tables I never learned my multiplication tables. Not really. To this day, if you ask me, “What is six times nine?” out of the blue, with some […]
