Author: Sarah

  • The Sippy-Cup Dilemma

    The Sippy-Cup Dilemma

    A previous version of this essay originally was published on braidedbrook.com in 2012. After our twins were born, my husband and I went to counseling for relationship trouble that was somewhat caused by and somewhat contributing to a mismanaged sex life. Women during pregnancy and after childbirth experience dramatic physiological changes that affect their health,…

  • On the morning after my 44th birthday, early draft

    On the morning after my 44th birthday, early draft

    On the morning after my 44th birthday (which, as of the first draft, was earlier today), I woke up a bit late, exhausted and sick from an infection. I was sick yesterday, too, but I felt better with some antibiotics and feel even better now. I typically plan for my own birthday, and I didn’t…

  • Have you seen the moon tonight

    Have you seen the moon tonight

    Did you see the moon tonight? I noticed it while I was driving home from the next town. Living in a flat, rural area often makes me long for the hills and valleys I knew as a kid. But where I live now, on the Delmarva Peninsula, the sunsets sprawl and sometimes the moon swells…