The United States announced on July 9, 2023, that it had destroyed its last stockpile of chemical weapons, making it the last of eight countries that had declared reserves under…

I've spent some time with the Mohawk nation of Canada, teaching them storytelling, and over the years, I've worked with people of indigenous origins many times, but otherwise, I don't…

The seemingly impossible happened: I found a meat that I do not like: Boar I ordered a pasta dish with a boar ragu, and I did not like the boar…

At one of the many middle school concerts that Elysha and I attended last year, I (and presumably many others) noticed a female student and performer onstage wearing a black…

I was recently arguing via text message with my friend Jeni. We argue in real life, too, but when we're apart, texting is a great way to annoy each other.…

It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. Elysha, Clara, Charlie, and I were aboard an airplane heading to Washington, DC. Charlie had been talking about…

I had never heard of an eggcorn until I saw this video, but I found the topic fascinating. I think you will, too. An eggcorn is a  word or phrase…

Back in 2008, I wrote the following screed against the movement from two spaces after a sentence to just one. The two-space rule was a fossil of a time when…

Elysha and I are celebrating our 17th wedding anniversary today. As I have often said, it feels like we were married yesterday. It probably feels a little more like 17…

A birdhouse is a lovely thing. A birdhouse with a bird inside, staring out at the world, is a magical thing.