Sybil Speaks#WhyBlackLivesMatter: That Time I Went Ham on HashtagsSo, I go on to Twitter this morning to post something constructive, as I do, and the first thing I see is that #whitelivesmatter…Jun 4, 2020Jun 4, 2020
Sybil SpeaksComposting is a Virtue: What I’ve Learned from Letting it All Rot“Reduce, reuse, recycle, Mommy!” my daughter yelled from the backseat as I picked her up from preschool on Earth Day. “That’s right…Sep 11, 20191Sep 11, 20191
Sybil SpeaksParenting in the Era of Climate ChangeMy two young children are well-versed in the realities of climate change in Los Angeles. It’s baked into our daily routine. Turn off the…Aug 12, 2019Aug 12, 2019
Sybil SpeaksWhy You Should Let Your Kids Believe in Santa: It’s Complicated…A few days ago, I overheard an unfortunate conversation coming from the snack-encrusted backseat of my station wagon. “Santa isn’t real,”…Dec 8, 20183Dec 8, 20183
Sybil SpeaksTe Amo México: A Love StoryI’m sandwiched in between my two children in the backseat of a peacock tinted 1987 Chevy Cavalier somewhere between a tourist zone and a…Jul 20, 2018Jul 20, 2018
Sybil SpeaksDaddy Dearest: Love, Loss, and the Art of FatherhoodFather’s Day. How do we formulate this day, this national mandate to venerate the men who beget us, the men who shape us, the men who lay…Jun 16, 20181Jun 16, 20181
Sybil SpeaksAccidental Activist: Why I Exchanged Complacency for AgencyA festering pit has taken residence at the base of my stomach. With each passing minute, it smolders, it twists, it expands to declare…Jun 4, 2018Jun 4, 2018
Sybil SpeaksSuburban Stain: How Freeway Pollution Asphyxiates Our American DreamWalking at a normal gate, it takes 218 steps to get from our front yard to the chain link fence that divides our quaint, family-oriented…Apr 22, 2018Apr 22, 2018
Sybil SpeaksReluctant Peach: How a California Girl Reconciled Her Roots in GeorgiaIt’s 4am. The shrill of my alarm clock wakes me after a few fitful hours of sleep. Ready, set, go, go, go. Rapid heartbeat. Staccato…Apr 4, 2018Apr 4, 2018
