Grief is a bad moon, a sleeper wave. Its like having an inner combatant, a saboteur who, at the slightest change in the sunlight, or at the first notes of a jingle for a dog food commercial, will flick the memory switch, bringing tears to your eyes. – Meghan ORourke
My whole life, I had been taught to read and study, to seek understanding in knowledge of history, of cultures. – Meghan ORourke
Its all too easy when talking about female gymnasts to fall into the trap of infantilizing them, spending more time worrying more about female vulnerability than we do celebrating female strength. – Meghan ORourke
My mother died of metastatic colorectal cancer shortly before three P.M. on Christmas Day of 2008. I dont know the exact time of her death, because none of us thought to look at a clock for a while after she stopped breathing. – Meghan ORourke
In my travels, I also noticed that kids in Thailand like spicy food, and kids in India love curry. Im hoping to introduce my son, Hudson, to lots of veggies and spices when hes young. I say that before hes started on solid foods, so it could be easier in theory than practice! – Curtis Stone