Tag: Sons

When my son Diego was school age, he always qualified for what’s known as extended school year (ESY) -essentially, summer services for students with special education programs who regress measurably over school breaks or whose disabilities are profound. Diego, who’s autist...

He knows his Gymnopédies from his Gnossiennes. He appeared like carnations in a sea of unrest. A blossom in my heart. I was barely breathing. It was too hot. I leaned back on the hot sand and closed my eyes. I could not read Pessoa anymore. I had been reading ...