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La Brea

La Brea

Christmas Portrait

Christmas Portrait

Haul

Haul

I’ve never seen a happier Wednesday Addams in my life.

In the background, please note the spectacular costume Mykala made for Waffles. She is a taco.

Advice

Advice

Mykala and Ess

Mykala and Ess

Ess at Halloween House

Ess at Halloween House

Fall

Fall

Ess at Grand Marais Harbor

Ess at Grand Marais Harbor

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Gooseberry after a Storm

Gooseberry after a Storm

Rain Hike

Rain Hike

Frogs

“Dada, the frog’s legs are stretched out really far! Is it OK?”

Ess and I were out in the yard, picking up birch sticks, enjoying that kind of convivial togetherness in doing a common chore. We weren’t playing a game, or pretending the sticks were giantess hair, or trying to wring anything in particular out of the moment: just being in the same place, in parallel.

Continued

July Portrait

July Portrait

Ess and Frankie

Ess and Frankie

On a Walk

On a Walk

Ess and Waffles

Ess and Waffles

Indy

Indy

Easter

Easter

Windy Day

Windy Day

Mermaids

Dear Essie,

You are one room over, humming a tune to yourself while you write a chapbook about mermaids using the stickers that Mama got you as illustrations. (I’m getting regular updates: it’s a great book.) I’m here in the next room watching the snow fall and ruminating about the world you’ll someday confront; all its inequities, violence, duplicity, rigged systems, cruelties. But those worries are not for you right now.

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Witch, Cat, Wizard

Witch, Cat, Wizard

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