Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Rhea Kohan: No one spits in her kids’ Kasha
By Danielle Berrin
Sunday afternoon at the Kohan home is one of those classic portraits of familial bliss: Children are screaming, singing and scurrying about,. . .
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Mystery Mother of Long Ago
by Eileen Douglas
I wonder who she was. My “Common Female Ancestor,” as she was called in the write-up that came with the results of the DNA test I took. We all. . .
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
My Mother’s Daughter
by Sandra Hurtes
As an adjunct professor teaching four writing classes, I’m flooded with student papers. In one of my classes, an outspoken student looked at a. . .
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Not Just a Daughter Anymore
by Rachel Zients Schinderman
When I was 4 years old, my father died. When I would meet someone new, I needed to get this information out almost as soon as I said my name. “Hi,. . .
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
The Gift
by Eileen Douglas
We stood beneath a big tree, me holding her in my arms. Many hours had gone by, and still I had not told her. I did not tell her when I found him,. . .