Tag Archives: Jewish mothers

A Master Class

Today is my mother’s birthday. This is her birthday card. It was a windy and lonely October evening. I was in my bedroom, the overhead lamp flickering, as I IM-ed with Allison, a New Hampshire woman who wrote a knitting … Continue reading

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Emails From My Mother

Wednesday: “You should write something happy. Just because you’re depressed, doesn’t mean you have to depress the entire world.” Thursday: “I don’t mind when it is funny, but do you have to be so “dirty?” Friday: “Before you show pictures … Continue reading

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