Illustration by Jane Sanders

Joie d’Eve: Summer Interrupted

As an 11-month employee at a high school, I get one full blissful month...

Joie d’Eve’s Art of Wallowing

The first time I left my older daughter for a long stretch – two...

How Joie d’Eve is Finding Balance

Growing up and raising kids in New Orleans requires a good sense of balance. Pizza...

Joie d’Eve: March Madness

Having a kid who drives was terrifying at first. I was an absolute disaster...

Joie d’Eve: The Midnight Kiss I Didn’t Get

I still remember New Year’s Eve 1997, my senior year in high school. My...

Joie d’Eve: Feasting on Memories

Easier, yes. It’s getting easier. It’s my fourth holiday season without my mom, and...
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Joie d’Eve: Making Soup for Autumn

A whirlwind month of warm temperatures, chilly college visits, and lots of soup and...

Joie d’Eve: The Last Firsts

About 10 years ago, I saw a meme on Facebook that said, “One day...

Joie d’Eve: Weathering the Storm (Season)

Hurricane season is, as usual, a time of crossing fingers, knocking wood, lighting candles,...

Joie d’Eve: Navigating Nostalgia

I know the definition of “wistful,” obviously: “full of yearning tinged with melancholy, musingly...

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