Is it wrong that I for a moment thought I’d feel comfortable if my kids class had one of those. 😢
Lakshmi (luck-shme)
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Tamil American children's author, novelist & essayist. On adoption, motherhood & belonging. The Smudged Hyphen · A Star Keeps Its Distance. lgiyer.com
- Replying to @dionnewarwickRaise our children to recognize inequality and inequities.
- Replying to @Saisailu97Infantilizing men to the point that they are lauded if they make their own food, do their laundry, take care of themselves.
- Replying to @joncoopertweetsHealthcare for all. Infrastructure.
- That's my little girl Sahana who wrote to the VP-Elect @KamalaHarris and bugged me until she got a reply. :) This young generation is going to slay! Thank you, dear VP-Elect. Your taking office tomorrow is a beacon for girls all over the country. We wish you lots of strength.
- Breaking: I am in The Hindu!! The newspaper I grew up with reading it cover to cover each morning.
- #writing Three years ago, this piece went viral and changed my life. We’re Indian-American With Adopted White Children And Here’s What People Ask Us | HuffPost Life
- I got my first paid acceptance on a work I submitted. Woohoo!
- I am child-free and on vacation after more than a decade and I can’t tell you how light I feel. Traveling just for myself without worrying about a gazillion things is incredibly nice.
- Replying to @iconickdramasMine too!!! lgiyer.com/2022/08/03/bec…
- One year ago, I woke up to news that Amazon was shutting down @WestlandBooks It makes me so happy to see the team out there doing what they have done and doing it so well.









