When I was in high school in Los Angeles, my mother, who was a speech therapist, agreed to stay over the weekend with one of her clients and his little sister while the parents went away on vacation. She brought me along. Mona Simpson agreeangelesbring share on social
I do have food in my books. Different people eat different ways. Mona Simpson bookeatfood Change image and share on social
The first person besides my mother who believed in me was a man whose last name I never knew. He was my boss, the manager of Swenson's Ice Cream shop. Mona Simpson believeboscream Change image and 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
