Like Father, Like Daughter

When I was younger, from time to time, people would comment, “oh, you look just like your mother.” And I would, of course, frown, because I did not want to look like my mother, lovely though she was and is. I wanted to look like me. As a child, I really disliked any comparison to [...]

Confessions

The time has come, my few and faithful readers, to make a confession. *deep breath* Hello, my name is Meredith and I’m a long-winded write-aholic. Okay, so maybe that’s not a technical term, but the affliction is very, very real. Even after 18 months of graduate school with professors shouting “BE CONCISE” at every turn, [...]

A Small World After All

[Fair warning to my few and faithful readers: I’m going to talk about PBS’ Faces of America program again. I know, I’m getting annoying, but I really loved this show and think it raised a number of important questions to consider. Still, if you’re sick and tired of reading about it, you might want to [...]