My father has a refrain for when he overhears one of us, his three children, make a grammatical mistake. “You speak exactly one language, so speak it correctly!” My father grew up in a formerly ...
Aditi Sriram
Aditi Sriram’s writing has appeared in The Guardian, The Atlantic, Guernica and other publications. She lives in New York City and teaches at SUNY Purchase. Read about her mother and similes, and more, at www.aditisriram.com. 