"During the six years I begged my husband to get me pregnant, I kept certain images locked away in a mental hope chest."
— Rinaldi, Robin
Author
Date
July 16, 2014
Metaphor
"During the six years I begged my husband to get me pregnant, I kept certain images locked away in a mental hope chest."
Metaphor in Context
During the six years I begged my husband to get me pregnant, I kept certain images locked away in a mental hope chest. The first was the moment of conception--one of those lazy Sunday afternoons, post-brunch and newspaper, pre-dinner and a compelling HBO lineup, the two of us resting atop rumpled sheets.
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Provenance
Reading
Citation
Robin Rinaldi, "The Mystery in the Machine," New York Times (July 16, 2014). <Link to NYTimes.com> [Reading an edited version published in the Sunday Review, July 20, 2014]
Date of Entry
07/24/2014
