Me: A high-school English teacher with an MA in English Literature and an M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction.

The Husbandlet: A grad student wrapping up his Ph.D. in Marine Biology.

The Squid: Our toddler daughter, a.k.a. Ngaire. Loves books and cheese.

The Remora: Our unborn baby, ETA July 2007. Gender unknown.

The place: I’ll give you a hint: we live in the US, but not its North, Southwest, Midwest, or West. I’m a former California girl and the Husbandlet grew up in Africa, which makes our kidlets the only authentic Southerners in the family.