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...
Read more04 Feb, 2017
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 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 more10 Nov, 2016
hangover after drinking a lot of water and watching television…
10 Nov, 2016
I wake up with a hangover this morning even though last night, I drank only water. But I watched television for a long stretch. In the morning, I drink...
Read more28 Sep, 2016
minal closes out her twelfth year…
28 Sep, 2016
Last Wednesday, Minal turned twelve. I surprised her at her all-girls after-school choir practice with a chocolate cake and candles. Her choir group sang happy birthday, and her teacher...
Read more18 Aug, 2016
unpacking boxes…
18 Aug, 2016
We have to pay the city of Pasadena to obtain a parking permit, so the company that moved our belongings from Houston Pasadena can deposit our pods on our...
Read more15 Aug, 2016
the first day of school…
15 Aug, 2016
By sheer coincidence, we find a public school in Pasadena that offers similar programs to those in Minal’s Houston school – her new school is International Baccalaureate and also...
Read more03 Aug, 2016
two random conversations…
03 Aug, 2016
The flight that Minal and I take from LAX to Houston Hobby is delayed and lands at two in the morning. After collecting our baggage, we walk out into...
Read more11 Mar, 2016
ammunition stores and minal’s project…
11 Mar, 2016
An ammunition store in Houston’s Oak Forest neighborhood Since I’ve been back in Houston, Minal and three of her classmates have been working on an International Baccalaureate (IB) project...
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