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Isla Negra, Italian Hearts, and Green Paws

  • September 3, 2013
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It’s been a while since I told you about Chile, where winter is winding down and flowers have begun to bloom and where yesterday wasn’t Labor Day. My mom visited last week with her sweet beau, Bill. She’s been here … Continue reading

Lorenzo Has Made Me a Literary Mama

  • August 18, 2013
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I’m honored to share that Literary Mama has published a personal essay I wrote about facing Lorenzo’s due date in Perú last September. It’s called “What More, I Say, What More?” and you can read it here. (Please feel free to … Continue reading

Staying Open Forever

  • August 2, 2013
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This New York Times Magazine piece, “George Saunders Has Written the Best Book You’ll Read This Year,” came out back in January, ahead of the release of Saunders’s new story collection, Tenth of December, but I’m just getting around to … Continue reading

From a Cathedral in Italy

  • July 19, 2013
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“I stared hard at the shot of the cathedral on the TV. How could I even begin to describe it? But say my life depended on it. Say my life was being threatened by an insane guy who said I … Continue reading

Doing Something

  • July 2, 2013
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Recently, I addressed the 20-week abortion ban that passed in the U.S. House. I wrote about it because I couldn’t sit still, much less not stand up and speak out in the face of a ruling that subjugated women and jeopardized … Continue reading

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I’m a writer, editor, mother, and heart collector.

In 2012, I joined the pregnancy and infant loss community when we lost our first child, Lorenzo, during my second trimester. I subsequently miscarried, as one in five pregnancies do. I am now parenting after loss and writing about our journey in the The New York Times, The Washington Post Magazine, San Francisco Chronicle, Literary Mama, and here. I’m also a longtime magazine contributor and editor who lived in Chile for a while.

Sharing our story has taught me that vulnerability summons strength and solidarity—no one should have to feel alone.

Please consider me a friend. I invite you to explore my site and the resources I’ve gathered for those coping with loss as well as those supporting grief and healing. You may also follow me on Twitter and help me collect hearts with the Chain-Link Heart Project.

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