May 31, 2017
Not Always Happy
Not Always Happy by Kari Wagner-Peck is not about raising a child with Down syndrome.…
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July 21, 2016
Thrilled
If you missed me in person, here I am reading at the ListenToYourMother show in San…
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July 5, 2016
The Horse Boy’s Dad
"Following a child's interests, going with what motivates them, spending time in nature, and if…
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May 11, 2016
Beach Tires
I'm very excited to see my story, "Beach Tires", in Hippocampus Magazine. Ariela was very…
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May 4, 2016
Pink Champagne
This story was recently published in Brain, Child Magazine. Ariela loved to party. She had great friends…
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April 15, 2016
Abandoned
The five-year old girl sat waiting in her wheelchair. When she tried to speak,…
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February 10, 2016
More than a Cookie
It’s Girl Scout cookie time. I bought a couple of boxes a few days…
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June 6, 2015
5 Truths from The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
On Sunday night, Broadway will hand out Tony Awards. The Curious Incident of the Dog in…
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May 21, 2015
PICU
This story was published recently in The Big Roundtable. Ariela had many hospital stays. The…
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May 6, 2015
Harriet and Gary Go To Cuba – Installment 1
Cuba. Sounds like a fun, carefree vacation on a tropical island. Just grab your swimsuit…
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April 9, 2015
Passover Sedars – Past and Present
I never liked Passover when I was a kid. Sedars were long and tedious. We…
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April 7, 2015
3 Lessons from Pre-K
I read a story in Huffington Post last week about teaching kindness in kindergarten. Who…
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January 23, 2015
A Question for Stephen Hawking
NASA/JPL-Caltech I just saw The Theory of Everything. I put off going, afraid to see…
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January 11, 2015
Home Health Care
Stein’s article in The Atlantic gives readers a peek into home life with a child with significant…
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December 30, 2014
On the Border
“So, Jack, is it safe?” I asked my brother. “Yes,”he answered. I detected a bit…
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September 8, 2014
Winning Ticket
Friends invited us to spend an extended weekend at a resort north of Puerto Vallarta.…
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August 4, 2014
Not Her Real Name
Self-portrait by Ariela Ariela didn’t want me to use her real name. I’m hoping that…
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