52 Decisions to make in 2022Now that Bedtime Stories for the Living has been published, I find myself in a weird place. It’s what I imagine watching your youngest…Dec 19, 2021Dec 19, 2021
Writing to Raise the DeadIn preparation for Halloween, my neighbor transformed his front yard into a graveyard.Oct 18, 2021Oct 18, 2021
Questions from Election NightDad, if Donald Trump loses does he have to move out of his house?Nov 11, 2020Nov 11, 2020
Selling my Daughter AmericaTo write this one, I slid on my dad pants–which are high-waisted, loose-in-the-thighs, cuffed khakis. In case you needed a visual to…Jun 6, 20202Jun 6, 20202
How do we create hope? Here’s a way…“Nebraska” is arguably Bruce Springsteen’s bleakest albums. Striped-down, acoustic, and set in a hard world littered with morally reckless…Apr 28, 2020Apr 28, 2020
To my students, the Class of 2020 (or how to pass my English class)The first book we read together was Cormac McCarthy’s The Road.Apr 1, 2020Apr 1, 2020
Forgiving Your Family and Letting Go of Childhood PainThis is February’s installment of the Forgiveness Journey, an attempt to make forgiveness a regular practice.Feb 16, 2020Feb 16, 2020
It’s like Hand and Stone for the soul (or your monthly reminder to forgive yourself)If you’ve been reading lately you know I’ve dedicated 2020, a year that began with a vengeance, to self-forgiveness.Jan 20, 2020Jan 20, 2020