I was immediately engrossed by this story about Barbara, a kind-hearted, middle class woman who grew up in the Orthodox Jewish community in Milwaukee. Barbara had an early idyllic childhood, shielded from hardship, deep into connection with friends and Jewish community, when she finds out a secre...
She’s due here in twenty minutes, and I’m still sweating like a swine from biking down to the Jefferson Memorial, twenty-three miles roundtrip. I peel off my jersey and contemplate the unopened package of razor blades sitting next to the bathroom sink. Who will notice if I don’t shave? Georgia Du...