I never doubted motherhood, though for a time motherhood doubted me. I never dreamed that getting pregnant–that most basic of human functions–would be difficult. In fact, I spent most of my twenties making sure I didn’t get pregnant. It ended up happening anyway…twice. Which is why when my husband and I finally reached the same…
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Portrait of the Artist as a Young Girl
A very young man who called himself September took these photos. I met him my freshman year at NYU and he asked me to sit for him, a last-minute photography final deadline approaching. Looking at them now, I wonder what he saw when he looked through his camera. In one photo I am camouflaged, black…