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Love & Other Plot Twists
A daughter is told she will leave her father's home, only to arrive at her husband's as somebody else's addition. Then come the titles, the surnames and the great marital rebranding. I had questions about all of it. Fortunately, my husband came with a plot twist.
Letters To My Father
Nine years after my father left, I am still having conversations with him; in the lessons he left behind, the name he called me, and the hope he placed in my hands before I knew I would have to carry it without him.
Relative-ly Speaking
My father left behind five children. According to the arithmetic of lineage, apparently only two counted. Then an uncle arrived with a solution to a problem I didn’t know we had: my dead father needed more children.
Daughter, Please!
I grew up imagining that successful womanhood came with heels, lipstick and a perfectly polished uniform. Then I became the woman and discovered she preferred Converse.
Daughter, Please!
My father was warned that educating his daughters was a poor investment because another man would eventually enjoy the fruits of his labour. Years later, I have a few questions about who exactly the harvest belongs to.
Terms & Traditions Apply
Before she is old enough to understand her worth, society has already begun calculating it. In cows, marriage, motherhood and obedience, a daughter confronts the arithmetic that attempts to measure her life.
