Barefoot with a Head Full of Henna

A daughter's revolving door

One block from my childhood home, Georgetown Washington, DC (Photo by Jingxi Lau on Unsplash)

“What are we going to do about your mother?” — My grandmother is sitting on her bed — white robe attired, PBS opera blasting, a menthol Capri 120 delicately wedged between her fingers as she sips a Diet Coke, on ice, out of a plastic wine glass. It’s not a dispo…