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Anne / December 24, 2007

My sister called me from her car. “I need you to speak Des Arc-ian for my children,” she said. Des […]

Anne / November 16, 2007

Last night Jack flipped me his copy of Philip Pullman’s The Golden Compass. “Your Rule, Mom,” he reminded me. “You

Anne / October 3, 2007

I’m going to be an Auntie Anne again. Or maybe a godmother. I’m getting another baby from China, and I’m

Anne / September 27, 2007

Over the last year I’ve really had to force Jack to learn to drive. At his age, I was absolutely

Anne / September 25, 2007

“My English Teacher is ruining Star Wars,” Jack moaned the other morning. “What? How is that possible?” I was twirling

Anne / September 8, 2007

Madeleine L’Engle is Dead. I saw the New York Times headline yesterday, and a wave of nostalgia washed over me.

Anne / August 19, 2007

Here’s a modest proposal: as soon as our little tykes are weaned, let’s put them in the desert with a

Anne / August 6, 2007

Togo Leonhard Seppala had gambled with the crossing of Norton Sound and won. He had crossed during the daylight hours

Anne / August 5, 2007

Half an hour after Charlie Evans and his dead lead dogs had arrived in Nulato, the serum was thawed and

Anne / August 3, 2007

Newspapers had picked up the story of the epidemic early. As the tone of the telegrams between Nome and the