Many years ago, my colleague Paul Rubin profiled a local pediatric cardiac surgeon for our paper, Phoenix New Times. The headline was “Prince of Hearts.” But to me, it’s Paul who’s the prince of hearts. Maybe even the king. You should read his article about Michael Teodori. It’s a wonderful piece of journalism, well written and the […]
My friend Cate’s daughter Abby is staring kindergarten this fall, and watching the preparation play out in Facebook posts over the last few weeks brought me back. Like Sophie, Abby has Down syndrome. Like me, Cate had to fight to get Abby into the school that her older child (who, like Annabelle, does not have […]
I spotted this list on Frances’ blog a few weeks ago, and made a note to share it today, Annabelle’s 11th birthday. Apparently F. Scott Fitzgerald’s daughter, Scottie, grew up and wrote for The New Yorker and The Washington Post — and avoided her parents’ mental illness. Sounds pretty good to me. And so here […]
It’s sharing week here at GIAPH…. Tuesday I showed you Trish’s poem. Today, here’s her lovely daughter Abbie’s English paper — she was asked to write about a “compelling person” in her life. Abbie, who is 17, chose Sophie. Abbie has known both my girls since they were days (hours?) old — and it shows. […]
From time to time over the years, the folks at KJZZ — the NPR affiliate here in Phoenix — have been kind enough to allow me to share some of my stories about Sophie. Typically, these pieces end on a high note. Not this one. You can read it or listen to it here. (And […]
Except for the occasional limerick, which does not count, I do not write poetry. I’m too self-conscious, too aware that this is not a medium for a dabbler. You’ve got to really know what you’re doing to write a good poem. (Or be really lucky.) But I do know a good poem when I read […]
