I Grew Up Always Leaving. Maybe That’s Why I Care So Much About Making A Home

Woman writing in a San Francisco park for an essay about growing up as an Army brat

An Army Brat, a California dream, motherhood, and the journey of learning that home is something we make. I spent a good part of my childhood wanting something that probably sounded terribly ordinary to everyone else. I wanted to stay. I wasn’t asking for a dramatic oak tree with my initials carved into it or … Read more