They love reading, and it’s my fault.
Charlie came downstairs early on Saturday morning, picked up a book, sat down on the couch with the cat, and spent nearly an hour reading. His weekend was dawning, and…
Russian
Behold. The Russian cover for my novel "The Other Mother." I like it a lot. My Russian friend says it's very Soviet in style. My students thought it looked like…
Fragile white people only hurt their children
Amanda Gorman's poem "The Hill We Climb" has been moved from the elementary section to the middle school section of a Miami-Dade County public school after a parent complaint and…
Resolution update: May 2023
Every month I report the progress of my yearly goals in order to monitor progress (or the lack thereof) and hold myself accountable. The following are the results from…
I was naked onstage after all.
Last week I wrote about the unlikelihood of me performing storytelling or standup while naked. Then it occurred to me: I've already been naked onstage once before. I had forgotten.…
Happy birthday, Charlie
Charlie turns 11 years old today. This joyous boy has been in my life for 4,017 days. On his first day, I wrote this on Greetings Little One, a blog…
Memorial Day 2023
On this Memorial Day, in addition to honoring the fallen servicemen and women who gave their lives for this country, I will also be thinking about the men in my…
Big moment in a big game
Charlie's Little League catapulted into first place on Friday night with a decisive victory against the league's then-first-place team. Charlie played second and third base. He knocked down - and…
Naked storytelling
My friend recently read about a naked standup show in New York City and texted: "Please don’t invite me to come watch if you decide to do this." I was…
Plaque and a player
My friend and former colleague, Rob Hugh, who taught vocal music in West Hartford public schools for 39 years, returned last week to play percussion for our inter-elementary school choir.…
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