author Kate DiCamillo with Minal Ever since Minal learns that she won first place in the Scholastic Reader’s Raymie Nightingale contest, she has been waiting for young adult author...
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25 Jan, 2017
two days later…
25 Jan, 2017
Woman waiting to catch Metro waves a banner designed by Stephen Fairey for The Amplifier Foundation’s We The People project I wake up to hear the radio spitting stories...
Read more15 Jan, 2017
a saturday night virtual playdate…
15 Jan, 2017
“I’m at 10:21 seconds,” calls out Minal. “I need to catch up—I’m at 10:24 seconds!” Minal’s friend’s voice ricochets from Minal’s video phone that’s propped up in front of...
Read more15 Dec, 2016
an alternate planet…
15 Dec, 2016
I’ve spent most of my life protesting. As a teenager, I marched on Karachi streets in support of women’s rights, after which I went on to college to join...
Read more07 Dec, 2016
an award for minal…
07 Dec, 2016
At ten thirty this morning, I receive an email from Minal’s English teacher with a subject line: We WON THE GRAND PRIZE!!!!!!!!!!! Over the course of the day, details...
Read more29 Nov, 2016
graffiti in the canyon…
29 Nov, 2016
Pink graffiti on a rock along my path as I hike in Eaton Canyon. 28 Nov 2016 · 06:33:02 PM
Read more05 Nov, 2016
familiar sights in new surroundings…
05 Nov, 2016
Today, on my hike to Eaton Waterfall, right as I duck into the shaded trail, I notice a silver-haired man ahead of me, who keeps turning around to look...
Read more13 Oct, 2016
more explorations and a bear on the loose…
13 Oct, 2016
A couple of months ago, when we first landed in Pasadena, California, I began my days with neighborhood walks, but lately, now that the weather has cooled off, I’ve...
Read more05 Oct, 2016
a whirlwind visit…
05 Oct, 2016
Our friend Oskar visits from Houston for just five days, and in the short amount of time that he is with us, we manage to visit a range of...
Read more20 Sep, 2016
i can’t find goat meat…
20 Sep, 2016
When making the rapid shift to Pasadena, I began a list of the replacements we’d have to uncover. And now that we’re here, the list has grown: Pediatrician General...
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