Category: Letters to a Little Girl

To Have a Child Late in Life Is a Joyful Act Pregnant With Sadness

February 11, 2026 Dear Sophia, I know I shouldn’t anthropomorphize you, but sometimes I think you are almost like a human and you know very

Our Winter Slumber Party. An End to Working Alone.

February 1, 2026 Dear Sophia, You were born just before a great snowstorm, in the middle of the coldest month of the year. The temperatures

Gas Wars. “My Old Ass.” To Love at All Is to Be Vulnerable.

January 31, 2026 Dear Sophia, You are apparently in your gassy stage, and your struggles are every bit as epic as those of the great

January 30, 2026

January 30, 2026 Dear Sophia, Catherine O’Hara just died. She was a comedic genius and by all accounts a wonderful person. She had many great

The Part of Herself That Comforts You Isn’t Available to Comfort Her

January 29, 2026 Dear Sophia, When your mother was pregnant, she confronted fears that once she had you, she would in some sense become invisible.

Baby Goes Thump: The Most Expensive Nap Ever Taken

January 21, 2026 Dear Sophia, I just took the most expensive nap I’ve ever taken. I don’t know if I woke up first from the

This Dad Has a New Purpose. You Have … Nicknames. Lots of Them

January 20, 2026 Dear Sophia, Since you were born I have had a pep in my step. I wondered if this might be temporary, an

Marielle Gets Emotional. Your Mom Says Never Grow Old. Hunger

January 18, 2026 Dear Sophia, Marielle and Amanda came over this afternoon. They were just beside themselves at how adorable you are. Marielle brought a

Hobbit: You’re the Smallest Person I’ve Ever Met and Clearly in Charge

January 17, 2026 Dear Sophia, I marvel at you. Is it because I find the idea of you so surprising to my expectations in life,

Full Circle: My Mother’s Name at Her Death and Your Birth

January 16, 2026 Dear Sophia, I was looking at you today and I imagined calling you by the term of endearment a few people in