New Year’s Eve 1993
Elysha and I are probably staying home on New Year's Eve this year. Our kids will go to bed, and we'll watch a movie or play a game. We occasionally…
The last one had better be the best one.
Earlier this week I wrote about Elysha's gift giving prowess. It got me thinking:Thank goodness I married her. Imagine if she had dumped me for some other terrible man, and…
Writing a novel is hard enough already. I don’t need these additional challenges.
All this before 7:00 AM. I love them dearly, but I've got TWO deadlines for TWO different books creeping up on me, and quiet time in my home is impossible…
HBO had some interesting offerings on Christmas Eve
As I started to wrap gifts on Christmas Eve, I switched on HBO, thinking, "Maybe I'll watch that Elf movie for the first time. Or A Christmas Story. National Lampoon's…
My 2017 Christmas haul
Every Christmas, I take inventory of the holiday gifts that my wife gives me.Some people wish for cashmere sweaters, the latest gadget, stylish watches, and jewelry. My hope is often…
Any gift that includes murder, blood, and betrayal is perfect in my book
I never expect a holiday gift from my students, and when asked what I want, my reply is always the same:"Word hard. Be kind. That would be more than enough…
Lest us not forget the real story of Christmas
It's a damn shame how racism, homophobia, xenophobia, and disregard for human life outside our borders keep getting in the way of those God-loving conservatives like Mike Pence and Jeff…
I was a coward. I’m filled with regret.
Standing in line at a Moth StorySLAM in New York earlier this week, I found myself sandwiched between two young couples. The woman in front of me was listening to…
Penguins were mating at a little girl’s birthday party
My daughter Clara, age 8, was sitting at the neighbor's dining room table with about half a dozen other kids, eating a birthday cake that was originally shaped and frosted…
Trump isn’t fit to clean toilets
In response to Trump's tweet earlier this week about Senator Gillibrand: USA Today's Editorial Board wrote: “With his latest tweet, clearly implying that a United States senator would trade sexual…
