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“When I came out nearly 16 years later, it shook his faith and fractured his church. But it never separated us. I wanted to
understand how. So I read his journals.”
“How do we care for our children and the environment?”
“All children grow up: those who write for children need, therefore, to write fiction that will speak to them both now and in their future.”
“Reflections on allergies, anxieties, and the limits of familial love.”
“Gen Z creators are learning the lessons of Scorsese and Akerman: putting mom and dad in your work brings pathos, complexity, and a certain frisson.”
“How doctors are pressuring sickle cell patients into unwanted sterilizations.”
“A decade after her son committed a massacre, Chin Rodger is on a quest to help prevent the next tragedy.”
“We are increasingly trading our privacy for a sense of security. Becoming a parent showed me how tempting, and how dangerous, that exchange can be.”
“I worried about his ability to fit in. But then he fell in love with Russian — and on a trip to Central Asia, he flourished.”
