HELL NO was my immediate response. Of course.
I was on my way home for the day when the call came in. Shutting down my computer. Logging out. Keys in hand. Then the phone rang.
“Are you effing my wife?”
What Is Love?
Most of our art and life is about love.
The desire. The connection. The loss.
They Weren’t Interested.
A couple of years ago I was eager to tell my parents I was getting married.
She Chose Me.
She could've gone younger.
She could've gone somewhere with more zeros.
She could've gone easier.
Three Things About Every Culture That Has Me Fascinated.
Every culture had access to their own ingredients, their own instruments, their own materials.
The Hardest Lesson I Ever Tried to Teach My Girls was Appreciation
Adults still struggle with it.
Screaming "be grateful" at a kid doesn't work.
We Slept In The Same Bed
Ran, played, yelled as little boys.
We were children until
we weren't.
I Made the Calls. Kept The Promises. Started a Chess Club
For years, I struggled with my daughters having a stepfather.
Not his fault. He didn't do anything wrong.
Bro Hug
I went in for the bro hug. Bro was like: Damn. Your pecs are firm. Hey now... you noticed?
What’s Possible When You Trust Your Daughter? This.
I peaked in 3rd grade.
I've been trying to get back to that place ever since. No luck.
3 Things My 3rd Grade Teacher Did That My Parents Could Not
I peaked in 3rd grade.
I've been trying to get back to that place ever since. No luck.
Stop F@cking Around: What Little Me Taught Old AF Me
I was reminded that I have always been a writer and a poet.
Life stacked in on top of them, decade by decade. I forgot who I was underneath all of it.