Two weeks ago, the first cough rang out into the night. Maybe that’s overly dramatic, so I’ll distill what has been going on at our house: Archie has whooping cough and confirmed influenza, most of the rest of us had the flu, and all eleven of us are on antibiotics to protect Oliver from […] 
Jessica Ridgeway was a girl who lived in our neighborhood. Eight days ago, she was snatched from her family by someone cruel, foul, monstrous. Her death was confirmed yesterday. Over the past week, makeshift beacons for her return cropped up in our subdivision. Someone tied purple—Jessica’s favorite color—ribbons around fence posts and tree trunks. […] I had a prenatal appointment earlier this week. I dread these routine appointments for days. As my dread grows, I tie myself in knots. In the elevator, my knees feel weak. I sign in with a shaky hand. I sit and ignore the stacks of baby and pregnancy magazines on every table. I watch […] |
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