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Bess Kalb

Horoscopes Written by My Mother

With Saturn rising, you might feel the astrological pull of stubbornness in your sixth house. Like when Bess waited thirteen hours before she got the epidural.

Literary Classics Written by a Parent of Young Children

“My people!” the Golden King shouted. “I have vanquished our greatest foe, and tonight we dine on butter noodles!”

Nobody Will Tell You This but Me: Phone Calls with My Grandmother

“Hi—Bessie. It’s Grandma. I’m reading the New York Times, and I saw an article about cats. Are you sitting down?”

Texts from Joe Biden to Barack Obama on March 2, 2020

“Oh, man, just randomly saw this photo of us on my phone.”

Horoscopes Written by My Mother

With Saturn rising, you might feel the astrological pull of stubbornness in your sixth house. Like when Bess waited thirteen hours before she got the epidural.

Literary Classics Written by a Parent of Young Children

“My people!” the Golden King shouted. “I have vanquished our greatest foe, and tonight we dine on butter noodles!”

Nobody Will Tell You This but Me: Phone Calls with My Grandmother

“Hi—Bessie. It’s Grandma. I’m reading the New York Times, and I saw an article about cats. Are you sitting down?”

Texts from Joe Biden to Barack Obama on March 2, 2020

“Oh, man, just randomly saw this photo of us on my phone.”