Gravida and Parity: Change and loss reflected in fleeting summer

The summer is winding down. Blink and you’ll miss what’s left of it. The music festivals have mostly come and gone, and we are into those last weeks of August that seem tautly pulled in two directions. On one hand, there are the remaining pleasures of summer, with their felt imperative to enjoy what we still can — camping with family and friends, darting down trails through tall grasses, eating buttery cobs of corn and ice cream sundaes in the backyard. Read More