Stuck in the middle with you: a memoir of parenthood in three genders

Caveat Emptor

Daddy. Red card ; The plover's egg; I'm awake, I'm awake ; Conversations with fathers and sons: Richard Russo, Ralph James Savarese, Trey Ellis, Augusten Burroughs.

Maddy. That'll teach 'em a lesson ; The orphan girl ; The griffin ; Conversations with waifs and angels: Edward Albee, Barbara Spiegel, Timothy Kreider.

Mommy. The jumble ; The muffle voice.

I'll Give You Something to Cry About: In the Hall of the Mountain King. Conversations with mothers and daughters: Christine McGinn, Ann Beattie, Veronica Gerhardf, Susan Minot.

Postlude: Anti-Venom

"Same Monkeys, Different Barrel" : a conversation with Jennifer and Deirdre Boylan by Anna Quindlen.