We pass the tequila bottle between the three of usCross-legged on the futon mattressAnd quote Glennon DoyleLet’s rememberWe can do hard thingsBut this, this, thisIs […]
A Good Life
We talk about canoeing on Midwest riversOr kayaking or sailing on the lake We talk about campingI’ll make the fireShe’ll cook the foodThey’ll set up […]
June 26, 2020
Masks off, in the shade Champagne in water bottles This is what love is
A Blessing
A blessing for this weekend, mine starts today: May the love be strong and the laughter long and the days slow in the sweetest way. […]
6/21/1992
In 1992, Father’s Day was on Sunday, June 21st and then I was here too. In the world. Struggling to open my eyes in St. […]
Look Out, Wisconsin
I couldn’t wait to leave. That’s what I wrote on bio on this website after describing my charmed life growing up in small-town Wisconsin. And […]
Sharing what you love
When you love people you want to share with them what you love. At least, I do. The experiences and the stories. There’s this desperation […]
Open
Count up the video callsThat add up to a decadeOf relationships livedBetween screens and milesBetween life here and thereSpin the wheelTo make the faces changeBut […]
A Postponement
In the other timeline, I would have officiated my two best friends’ wedding by this time today. I would have worn this really beautiful red […]
Graduation Day
Circa March 2014. It was a night we started too late, just talking, standing in a dorm room, then drinking in a dorm room, and […]