Month: October 2010

Dar Luz

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Back on April 14, Yo-Nenny sent me an email that she was going to name her new baby Whistlepig Allison Redwine. She didn’t. On October 1, 2010 at 11:11 a.m., 20-inch-long and 6-pound-2-ounce-heavy Ember Redwine arrived in our lives. In attendance were her father Jason, her aunt Lulu, and her Mama Ginna. I should not neglect to mention that Yo-Nenny did in fact show up at the birth. Not only that, she is responsible for […]

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Waiting for Ember

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Before dinner in Sacramento tonight I had a sudden panic: must eat and head to the Bay Area. As I drove onto the freeway I called Eleni. A minute into the conversation her water broke. No one has ever made it to Oakland in less time than I did. Picked up Jason & E and got to Kaiser ER where we were admitted pronto, amid choruses of “congratulations” and “good luck.” Shortly after, Lulu arrived […]

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