During the most intense periods of pandemic isolation, when it was just me and the kid, the kid and me, I gardened and wrote this essay about single parenting. I will be forever grateful that The Sun chose to publish it.
I submitted this essay as part of my application for the Sustainable Arts Foundation Award for parenting artists. This beautiful organization recognizes how important it is for parents to be able to create art—and also how difficult it is. I can’t believe I was named a finalist. Thank you for reading my essay and caring about parents. Congratulations to the awardees and finalists. I’m so lucky to be in your company.