Published first on the Joy of It blog; The Window Seat, February 12, 2018.

Smiling and giggling, the boy thrashes out of my hug like a lake trout; heedlessly springing over the circle of my arms like a robust gazelle calf to escape. It is a game, but truly he does not wish to be embraced. Even at this tender age … [Read More]

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