Portraits in a Family Frame: Margaret Larter and Her Close-Knit Circle
A short portrait of Margaret Larter I would like to present Margaret Larter to you as the quiet…
Warmth, Books, and Bass: Kristin Colby Way in Family Focus
A first look at who she is When I first saw Kristin Colby Way, I was struck by…
A Complex Portrait of Vijay Jojo Chokal-ingam: Identity, Family, and Public Life
Biography and first impressions I have traced Vijay Jojo Chokal-ingam’s contours as though I were following a river…
Patriarch, Protector, and Puzzle: The Life of Miguel Alvir Barretto
Early life and the man behind the name I begin where most family stories begin: with a name…
Gret Baumann, Jung Family Portrait and an Astrologer at the Hearth
Introduction to a quietly luminous life I write about Gret Baumann because she stitched together two worlds: the…
Catherine Dowley in the Family Light: A Quiet Life beside a Famous Name
A portrait in fragments I first encountered Catherine Dowley as an outline of a life, a silhouette against…
Inside a Celebrity Family: The Story of George Semwanga and His Kin
Who I am writing about and why the name matters I want to make things plain right away.…
Matriarch in the Margins: Franziska Tiefenbrunn and Her Family
A life marked by dates and places I begin with the skeleton of a life in dates because…
A Quiet Life of Community and Care: Gian Grainger
Biography I have watched how a name can exist in two worlds at once – the public glare…
Quiet Matriarch: The Life and Family of Ida Franconero
A personal introduction to Ida Franconero I have been drawn to stories where ordinary lives thread through extraordinary…