If Jer Was an Angry School Marm

As part of his drama camp, The Boy studied different art movements–cubism, expressionism, mannerism, etc.  They used these different styles as inspiration for their sets & costumes and spent part of their days devoted to painting and sculpting (and bedazzling fabric!).
Here are two pieces my son painted:
The second is my favorite.  I keep telling Jer [...]

Sportsmanship

The Boy spends his summers going to a wide variety of camps and activities.  This year was no exception.  He spent the majority of weeks at Karate camp–taking lessons, visiting museums, swimming twice a week, hitting the beach, and making new friends.
Before that he went to Lacrosse camp, confirming his love for the sport and [...]

“Come play with the zombies,” they said.

“We can play zombies for hours, Girlfriend!” they said.
“You’ve got to get Call of Duty: World at War so we can play zombies,” they said.
“Hey, Girlfriend, you got World at War yet?  It’s soooo much better than Horde,” they said.
So, I got it.
…And let me tell you, those Nazi zombies have got NOTHING on [...]

Nnnnnn-naive!

This weekend The Boy’s best friend from Maryland came and stayed with us for 3 days and 3 nights (for the sake of respecting his privacy, I’m going to call him “D-boy”).  The Boy and D-boy have known each other for a few years now, and even though they’re 100 miles apart, they still talk [...]

Imposter

“All these years later, he still had moments when he sensed the gaze of those [other] doctors and felt himself to be an imposter, about to be unmasked by a single mistake.”
– Kim Edwards’ The Memory Keeper’s Daughter

There’s this feeling that comes over me sometimes–a feeling that I am unable to find the words for [...]