See these lovely people? They’re my lovely people, my lovely family, and somehow, despite the busyness of all 23 of our lives, we gathered from California, Indiana, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania…
Paper Doll Tales Posts
The dollar bill left as the waitress’s tip changed everything. It was a single dollar. The waitress earned every penny of it. She brought out a custom dessert, sent me…
I think the two blond heads triangled together in the pull-behind bike cart look precious. Until I realize that one head is canted at an unusual angle, thanks to the…
She writes her “e”s backward. And usually her “3”s. Her “S”s are centipedes curled in concentric nests. She’s not concerned about these departures from accepted writing. I’m trying not to…
Dear Disneyland, Your bathroom custodian won my heart. As I crammed in the stall waiting for a wee mermaid to finish her business, I overheard the following: “Ladies, come right…
Little Friend informs me she doesn’t think I’d make a very successful preschooler. We discuss my viable candidacy as we walk to her first day of Pre-K. Little One happily…