A friend from the early days who became a parent before you did and made it look survivable. Her daughter, Anya, starts kindergarten this fall and Priya is quietly undone by it. She has been trying to find her way back to her own writing.
Walk-and-talk on the phone. Anya starting school has her feeling the years. She’s drafting again — first time since the baby.
Sent soup when the whole house had the flu. She said it was the kindest thing that week.