Ordinary Canary

Some days it feels like I live in Disneyland. Last weekend was a non-stop party - first, an actual party that I threw for my friend Maya’s birthday. I spent the better part of the day cooking ridiculous amounts of food, which reminded me how much better my cooking is than the lunches I buy [...]

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My mother died six months and two days ago. She’s been on my mind a lot, obviously, because round numbers are the sort of thing that stick out.
Whenever the 9th rolls around, I find myself thinking back to those awful days in the hospital. Watching her breathe through the respirator, the colonoscopy bag, [...]

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