Ignorant Free Speech Often Works Against The

The Best Thing About Sassy Seats Is That Grandmothers Cannot Figure Out How They Work And Are In Constant Fear Of The Child's Falling. This Often Makes Them Forget To Comment On Other Aspects Of The Child's Development, Like Why He Is Not Yet Talking Or Is Still Wearing Diapers. Some Grandmothers Will Spend An Entire Meal Peering Beneath The Table And Saying, "is That Thing Steady?" Rather Than, "have You Had A Doctor Look At That Left Hand?

A Life Of Unremitting Caution, Without The Carefree - Or Even, Occasionally, The Careless - May Turn Out To Be Half A Life.

I Can't Think Of Anything To Write About Except Families. They Are A Metaphor For Every Other Part Of Society.

In Books I Have Traveled, Not Only To Other Worlds, But Into My Own.

You Write To Suit Some Sense In Yourself And Trust That That Will Resonate With A Certain Wider Readership.