As Foster Parents, We’ve Nurtured So Much More Than the Children

Two months ago, a judge ordered the three girls my husband and I were fostering to reunify with their mom.
Washington Post

And the Littlest Ones Shall Lead

The ants arrived with the heat wave.
Flash Flood

The Ghost Bike

It was midnight when we stole the ghost bike, me pedaling, Ti on the bars.
Firewords Quarterly

Fostering Heartbreak

Yesterday, a judge decided I'm no longer a parent.
Washington Post

The Way Station

Mustafa had been a conductor since the Occidental Railway launched. Or ended. Timing was difficult to pin down with life unfolding in reverse.
Syntax and Salt