Lydia Kiesling - The Golden State

I would be nowhere without the love and support of my mother, Phyllis, and my father, Brady, who gave me a wonderful childhood. Thanks also to my extended family: the Grahams, Kieslings, Mohrs, Quayles. I wrote this thinking of my beloved grandparents June and Doug, who are now where the grass grows green and lush and stirrup-high.

And finally, to Tim: without you, none of this. Thank you for our girls, this life.

Lydia Kieslingis the editor of The Millions . Her essays and criticism have appeared in The New York Times Magazine , The Guardian , Slate , and The New Yorker online, and have been recognized in The Best American Essays 2016 . She lives in San Francisco with her family. You can sign up for email updates here.

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First edition, 2018

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