Life and Death in the Dressing Room

Joy Riggs Loss

You are trying to pretend that you are on just another mother-daughter shopping trip. But the stakes have never been this high. Prom? Hah. Wedding dress? Who cares. This is about life with a capital L. You are terrified.

The Art of Parental Embarrassment

Joy Riggs Tweens & Teens

Someone let out a giggle, and that started it—we all began to laugh. All of us except Steve, who was still searching the wall in vain for this mysterious “other painting.”