The pieces of isinglass are colligated in rows.

It's a heartbreaker. The worst part of that situation was trying to console Grace. It was just awful. Don't let experiences like this make you bitter. The truth is, our kids are a challenge, and not everyone is going to want to join us in this journey.

a familially-grounded culture

Writing of cyclic diagramming, he speaks of . . . the practical state of locomotives that pass through any number of engine and maintenance crews' hands in the course of a week's common user working, receiving love from none. The italics are mine.