We Were One of the Stories Now

Quarantining in an old, small row house with one bathroom and four people is a feat unto itself. Make two of those people a five-year-old and a one-and-a-half-year-old and add the looming possibility that this pandemic would take one parent away from them and those five days felt like five months.

Covid Mom: A Year in Five Garments

When the pandemic hit in early 2020, families all over the world were forced into their own private domestic pressure-cookers. Looking back at my clothing from the last year helps me understand how that pressure exerted itself.

Confinement — From Pregnancy to Lockdown

What's the point of a new dress if you don't have a lifestyle to go with it? Why should I put on anything remotely decent when most of my time is spent taking care of my two-year-old son who, like most two-year-olds, comes with drool, diaper leakages, and spilled food?