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Children move in tempo rubato, a musical term meaning 'stolen time'
Joanna Eng is a freelance writer, managing editor of Grand Piano Passion, and a Lambda Literary Fellow. She lives with her wife and child in the New York City area, where she is constantly seeking out slivers of nature.