The 6 year old, the 4 year old, the 5 week old Local pizza, the whole pie to myself Good wine Ping pong with the […]
Mama Swing
Prairie Street, the big tree out front with the Mama SwingThose years my parents pushed me on the wobbly seatI couldn’t tell you all the […]
Small movements
A day of small movements . . . The dance in the morning, around the living room, building my energy for a day of back-to-back […]
Writing Update: The Kissing Parts
53.5K words through my revision. I think this will end up ~80K. Maybe closer to 78K. We’ll see how much I need to flesh out […]
Monday Motivation
Don’t waste a second looking back at your expectations. Face forward, and face it with a smug little grin. Ryan Holiday Note: published on a […]
Social Media Break
I’m going to take a break from my personal social media accounts. Not a complete embargo, but at least deleting the apps off my phone […]
Gunpowder Milkshake
Do you like: Women kicking ass Fuck the patriarchy Found family Beautiful libraries Women in suits! Amazing fight choreography Car chases, but make the child […]
Curiosity
Friday Reminder: Approach frustrations with curiosity. Ask questions. Challenge your assumptions. This comes up for me at work fairly often. I’ve seen a lot of inter-departmental […]
Timekeeping
I read this quote from Mitch Albom today: “Try to imagine a life without timekeeping. You probably can’t. You know the month, the year, the […]
Pendulum
The pendulum of writingThe masterpiece, the disasterThe how am I still working on thisThe how do you spell: doucheryThe word isn’t exactly evergreenBut those are […]