I can’t help but think of children using toys to convey repressed trauma. If you try and make more cheese from less cheese the holes in your plan will soon become obvious, Emmental even. Like everything cheese is a finite…

“With the help of her therapist, she’s learning to chant “step forward” to physically propel her into a more central place in the conversation” Joan suffers from feelings of invisibility. Or another way of saying it, Joan is invisible. She…

“Poaching eggs is time consuming. Antonietta knows this which is why she orders her eggs poached. Measuring her devotion” Eating with Antonietta is a front row seat to some understated and therefore overstated facial expressions. Eyes downcast, to make a…

“Beside the bed he saw a photo. He felt a quick rush of adrenalin as he tiptoed toward it” Reece decided it was a good idea to invite the Gilligans over to meet his parents. On paper the Gilligans were…