A Still Life of Hope
you long to be on your grandmother’s lap again, to watch attentively as your mother applies her lipstick. but you no longer have the eyes of a child and your perception of the world is clouded by the pain of their absence. so you carry that tenderness with you as you move through the world. the intimacy you once bore witness to becomes a practice... See more
A ★★★★★ review of All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt (2023)
It’s hard for my wife not to feel cursed. Instead of a warm and welcome space for her children, she can picture her body to be dangerous and uninhabitable. She wants to think of Aiden as our miracle child, the only one to survive the harsh climate of her broken body.
Chase Reeves • Miscarriage From the Father’s Perspective
