Author

Lydia Waldman

Lydia Waldman grew up in Rochester, NY and currently lives in Philadelphia. Her interests include playing the violin, writing songs, and making homemade ice cream. This is her first publication.

Silence

We eat cold macaroni and cheese from the saucepan while the newscaster tells us that the adverbs will go first. First is difficult for her. Each time they cut from the international footage to her rote summary of the crisis, she pauses too long with her teeth against her lower…