Parenting – Leah Boyer

Transitions

The orange hand approaches the forty-minute mark, and the green hand peeks out from behind it. In fifteen minutes, the first school bell of the morning will ring half a mile away. But you are still wearing your favorite flower PJs, and your outer space comforter blankets you in planets and stars. I hold myContinueContinue reading “Transitions”

Standing on the Shoulders of Luck

A personal essay on loss, parenting, and finding beauty in the day-to-day My grandpa always said that he had a lucky gene. He was a molecular biologist, so I have a tendency to believe him. From his modest beginnings, he lived a life built on curiosity and tenacity, which earned him many recognitions in hisContinueContinue reading “Standing on the Shoulders of Luck”