The Gratitude Typewriter
Our family’s collaborative poetry project
6 min readFeb 29, 2024
Five years ago, my outlaw mother called from Montana. (She prefers outlaw mother instead of ex-mother-in-law, and I’ve decided to roll with it.)
“I got Tavi a gift at an antique shop,” she said, referring to my son. “But my friend said most 4th graders wouldn’t be interested in this thing, so I wanted to check in with you…
