It troubles me that people speak about writing for money as ugly and distasteful.
There is a theme that runs through my work, and that is: the toxic property of keeping secrets.
The painter who feels obligated to depict his subjects as uniformly beautiful or handsome and without flaws will fall short of making art.
It's not only children who grow. Parents do too.
I continued to protect him with my silence.
One of the sad realities of being a parent is that the same stuff you know is exciting, educational, and enriching in your child'slife is often messy, smelly and exhausting to deal with.