The First Day of School
After 17 years out of the classroom I returned to school as a “Mature” student this January (they keep insisting that I’m mature, and I’m not going to tell them any different). It was equal parts...
View ArticleThe Myth of Us and Them
I watched a documentary about the Amish last night. It reminded me of drives to St. Jacob’s for the farmer’s market and Amish bakery. Sour Northern Spy apples. Giant sugar cookie pigs. Sweet buns and...
View ArticleLosing My Cool
Turns out, I’m not as cool in real life as I am in theory. I’m talking about the kind of cool that stays calm and collected in the face of a challenge. The serene, unflappable cool that takes life as...
View ArticleThe Worst Feeling in the World
Most people who’ve spent time as the Responsible-Adult-in-Charge-of Keeping-Beloved-Child-Alive-and-Accounted-For will eventually feel this feeling, even if only for a few seconds. Of all the ups and...
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