"But first there are forms to fill out-- health surveys, family histories, essay questions." - ALIX SPIEGEL, The Missing Parents Bureau, This American Life #TAL #ThisAmericanLife #TheMissingParentsBureau #NationalEssayDay #AlixSpiegel

"But children are different!" - ALIX SPIEGEL, The Missing Parents Bureau, This American Life #TAL #ThisAmericanLife #TheMissingParentsBureau #UniversalChildrensDay #AlixSpiegel

"When she thinks of him, she imagines him in a tomato garden, standing, laughing, his arm around his grandfather." - ALIX SPIEGEL, The Missing Parents Bureau, This American Life #TAL #ThisAmericanLife #TheMissingParentsBureau #FreshTomatoDay #AlixSpiegel