Monthly Archives: September 2009

For the past few years I’ve been trying to get a sense for how breastfeeding is seen in this country.  My mom works in an office full of young mothers.  Talking about feeding their kids, taking breaks to pump at … Continue reading →

Sleep is a bit of an issue these days.  Mom goes with baby to bed between 10 and 11, leaving Daddy to work.  Sometimes Mommy joins Daddy in working after baby’s asleep.  Then both parents go to bed.  Then baby … Continue reading →

I am generally a fan of big fat books, but my teaching has recently made me reconsider short stories and the like.  I mean, how many 900-page novels could you assign in a freshman class, anyway?  So out of that … Continue reading →