Three Body Solution

Fly, bake, procreate

My brother James and his son Beck

Dearest Emily Writes Back readers,

As you’ll remember, on a whim and compelled by a dream, I flew across the continent from New York to California week before last to see my extended family, including my brother—newly a father— his wife, my mom, my sister, and my new nephew, just four months old.

The visit was momentous. …