Clara’s deep thoughts while reading Neil Gaiman’s Instructions
Comments uttered in whispers: “I trust my story.” “I always betray my heart with my tongue.”
Pressure is a privilege
Author Susan Schoenberger posted this quote to her Twitter feed: "Pressure is a privilege." - Billie Jean King as heard on Fresh Air. I love this idea. It’s so true.…
Can’t imagine where she gets this.
My wife was trying to play a princess game with our daughter, Clara, but she was having a hard time following the script that Clara had already written in her…
My daughter has an imaginary friend.
My daughter has an imaginary friend named Aubrey. She calls Aubrey her “pretend friend.” Needless to say this thrills me. Not only did I write a novel about an imaginary…
When you care enough about the lady in your life to purchase an app and automate your expressions of affection
It’s really not a bad idea. I didn’t purchase it, but I understand why someone would.
My brand new, completely unrealistic, possibly supercilious goal that you should try, too.
I saw a middle-aged man yesterday wearing a pink shirt that didn’t quite cover his belly, a pair of yellow shorts, work boots without laces and no socks. I turned…
Brilliant writing can be found anywhere.
I read a review of M. Night Shyamalan’s 2004 film The Village the late, great Roger Ebert’s last night. It’s an absolute brilliant piece of writing. Here’s an excerpt from…
Fathers don’t get to teach their children to swim anymore.
When I was a boy, my father taught me how to swim. I would cling to the edge of my grandfather’s pool, my father would push me off the edge…
Putt-Putt Perfection
The Friday and Saturday nights of my youth were often spent at a now-defunct Putt-Putt course in Framingham, Massachusetts. I was not seeking putting perfection as much as I…
Amazing Mommy
At the risk of making a broad and sweeping generalization, I believe that women are most often governed by a sense of duty and the guilt associated with failing to…
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