I left the Midwest when I was twelve years old, and I haven't lived in a small town since. Mona Simpson leavelivemidwest Change image and share on social
I do have food in my books. Different people eat different ways. Mona Simpson bookeatfood Change image and share on social
We go to college, live together or marry, and have kids - often with little more thought to the daily routines of raising children than our grandparents gave them, when women by and large stayed at home. Mona Simpson childcollegedaily share on social
If a mother is sitting in a chair at the office, someone needs to be at home with her child. In some cases, that is a father. Much of the time, the material manifestation of the conflict is a nanny. Mona Simpson casechairchild Change image and share on social
I grew up as an only child with a single mother. Because we were poor and because I knew my father had emigrated from Syria, I imagined he looked like Omar Sharif. Mona Simpson childemigratefather Change image and share on social
Gossip is essentially storytelling: storytelling about people whom we know. Mona Simpson essentiallygossippeople Change image and share on social
