A Very Small Writing Practice

By Carmella de los Angeles Guiol

These days, when people ask me how my writing is going, I try my best not to roll my eyes and bite their heads off. I have a two-year-old and a one-year-old, both of whom were born during the pandemic. How do you think it’s going?

But the other day it dawned on me: I do have a writing practice. A very small one, but a writing practice, nonetheless.

When I got pregnant in the fall of 2019, some friends put together a care package and sent it to me. I w...