call me zari

On a deck studio, view of Oakland, I reclaim the artist. Preschool becomes elementary. Construction becomes living. Years fall away. We ...

Four is old enough to grasp "President" and to recognize Obama's face in a storefront or on TV. She knows that he and his fami...

I have learned that housekeeping means making your home look great for guests. Stack magazines, stuff clothes in drawers, wipe down the bath...

Walking past closed doors, I knew each room held its own pivotal event, and I felt like a voyeur. I had heard report at 7am: sorrow and joy ...

  As much as I complain in signs on the body- backache, leg bruises, a sore thumb- I like settling in. I shift pieces like a puzzle of slidi...

Each crystal slipped between my fingers, wet with the cleaning spray. One wipe and they were dry, sparkling again. Only two, maybe three tim...

The kids were dancing to the Counting Crows, and I was taking in the scene. Stacked boxes, furniture moved, art off the walls. For months no...