Monthly Archives: December 2015

A letter to my daughter, on the eve of a brand new year.

Dear Kid, Last night, I insisted you brush your teeth before bed. You acquiesced, albeit complainingly, to your mother’s lofty demands – stomped off toward the bathroom as I followed, a few paces behind, with the robe I intended to … Continue reading

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A brown lady’s legacy: On guts, dreams and being great (already).

Dear Kid, Everything you have you have because your family before you had not much of anything save guts and a dream. Just ask Zeidy. Long before he’d spoil you with oversized pink teddy bears and pop-up books, he had … Continue reading

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