Lice and life lessons
It is Sunday. We have just successfully pulled off a birthday celebration in the park for my son Lorenzo, who
Continue readingIt is Sunday. We have just successfully pulled off a birthday celebration in the park for my son Lorenzo, who
Continue readingSince October, I have been writing an essay about Gaza. About the children, the pregnant women, about how the world
Continue readingAbout eight months ago, my physical exhaustion and mental deterioration had become so intense that I did something I’d never
Continue readingLeón, my youngest son, has started walking. For weeks, he had been trying to do it. If you’ve never seen
Continue reading“Eat, play, love”: I first saw these words on a slide at a journalist workshop on early childhood development organised
Continue readingLet me tell you a secret about a rather useless skill I have: I have an incredible memory for people’s
Continue readingTzitzitzitzitzitzi Tzi Tzi Tzi Tzi Tzi Tzi The continuous sound of cicadas invades my ears. It goes on and on.
Continue readingI’m just back from my two-week staycation, during which I ate well, tried to exercise regularly, and dreamt a lot.
Continue readingThe truth of today’s newsletter is that I was writing about someone dear to me who died last month. But
Continue readingThis week, I’m exhausted. I could blame it on the summer heat, or on my son’s sleepless night because he’s
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