Contributor Series 11: On BirthdaysBow TiesBy Patrick Stevensfor Janet, my mother My mother is meticulous.She tapes down pastel paper,edges folded crisp alongan ivory box deftly linedwith finest three-ply tissueas if spied on by the Queen.Her mother inscribed moralson her holiday-driven heart:“The gift is in the thought,”which you may find clichédbut words are only triteuntil a […]