The Many Daughters of Afong Moy

by Jamie Ford

my friend, my life has been a reference work in sin, and I was born confessing it.

a lesson plan for toddlers is like a swimming plan for cats.

“Women are born to lead lives of inconsistency.” She tried not to cry as she held Afong’s hands. “While it is our curse, it can also be our strength.”

“We don’t have to grieve only those we know. Sometimes we grieve for that which was lost, that which was never allowed to be.”