My dog, Bamboo, and I are thinking about going for a walk (while lying on the coach). The kids are all ‘in flow’, my way of describing the fact that for a few moments they’ve found stuff to do happily. Minimal squabbling-give it five minutes, I know! I’ve been reading the astonishing Motherhood by Sheila Heti. It is a novel about the narrator’s choice not to have children, as far as I understand so that she can write. The language is brilliant and conceptually it inspires envy and admiration. But, I also remember when I heard author Elizabeth Strout speaking about her need and desire to write being equal to her need and desire to be a mother. That’s where I exist—in a space where my need and desire to care for this ragtag bunch of mine is matched by but not surpassed by my need and desire to write. So, no writing today but a dog walk once the squabbling starts #writersofinstagram #reading #motherhood #notwritingtoday #dogsofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/BpKVEsPDg0-/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=hmvcomay424s