Jay Armstrong52 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…4 min read·Dec 19, 2021----
Jay ArmstrongPublication Day(It was not as sexy as I thought it would be.)7 min read·Dec 13, 2021----
Jay ArmstrongWriting to Raise the DeadIn preparation for Halloween, my neighbor transformed his front yard into a graveyard.6 min read·Oct 18, 2021----
Jay ArmstrongQuestions from Election NightDad, if Donald Trump loses does he have to move out of his house?2 min read·Nov 11, 2020----
Jay ArmstrongSelling 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…4 min read·Jun 6, 2020--2--2
Jay ArmstrongHow 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…3 min read·Apr 28, 2020----
Jay ArmstrongTo 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.3 min read·Apr 1, 2020----
Jay ArmstrongForgiving Your Family and Letting Go of Childhood PainThis is February’s installment of the Forgiveness Journey, an attempt to make forgiveness a regular practice.4 min read·Feb 16, 2020----
Jay ArmstrongHow to get out of a funkEarlier in the week I was in a funk.3 min read·Jan 30, 2020--1--1
Jay ArmstrongIt’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.6 min read·Jan 20, 2020----