words & art by shé

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Tag: mothers and daughters

  • Romy & Julio

    “The only insanity I can do anything about is my own.”—Romy “Love profligately.”—Julio “I am not going to stop loving. Period.”—Shakespeare’s aunt Holy mackerel, Batman, I published again (drumroll, please): Romy & Julio: a novel of hope. What’s it about, you ask? A surfer and a sailor meet on Kaua’i and—zoom! The heat is on. By…

  • Respect Your Self

    Years ago, Mom heard of a restaurant she wanted to try, so we took a taxi after that day’s Jazz Fest. It was hot and humid in New Orleans, and we were wearing shorts and t-shirts, like the majority of concert-goers. Disapproval radiated from the owner-chef. There was a dress code. We didn’t meet it.…