Pretty Privilege Inc
At 50, I’m the companion older women in Guatemala want on their arm. In the United States, I’d be a liability. Same woman, different market.
All Saints’ Day Round 2: The Dead Are Better Company
It says a lot when my son and I both prefer the dead to the living. Last year he came to the cemetery mostly by force. This year, no coercion needed, just flowers, a picnic, and a plan to keep La Llorona out of it.
Conveniently Out of Range
When a mother's silence turns out to be a test of control, not a truce, and she gets caught trying to find out if she still owns you.
Plumbing for a Scapegoat
She spent five years hunting for a saboteur. The one she was looking for was her.
Absence Makes the Hatred Grow Stronger
On the particular exhaustion of being back in your mother's hometown, and why some daughters don't miss the phone call.
