Charlie is officially a journalist. And publisher. And delivery person. Earlier this week, he wrote the first edition of The Francis Drive Daily, a local newspaper featuring: A story about his sister’s obsession with an…

Charlie and I watched The Simpsons for the first time together yesterday afternoon. Season 1, episode 1. All 32 seasons are now available on Disney+. Thank you, Mickey Mouse. It took some doing to get…

I was listening to a well known podcaster interview a well known actor this weekend. They were discussing the actor’s most recent performance. Podcaster: You get to panic in a scene pretty quickly. Panic is…

I don’t write my books for teens and tweens, but a few of them unexpectedly crossed over. It appears to be happening with “The Other Mother.” As a teacher, I’m thrilled.

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 result from February. PERSONAL FITNESS 1. Don’t…

On Friday, Clara slipped this note of paper into Charlie’s lunchbox. Charlie loved it, but I think Elysha and I loved it a hell of a lot more. It also made me feel like a…

When I was a boy, I wanted to be a teacher and a writer. By the time I was in high school, I had begun telling people that I wanted to “write for a living…

Whenever I take students on overnight trips, or whenever I run an after-school program for students, my school district requires me to complete a time sheet so I can be paid for my additional hours.…

I strongly recommend you waste an enormous amount of time on radio.garden, a website and app where you can explore the world via radio. Built atop Google Earth, radio.garden is populated by tiny, green dots,…

The date that this pandemic began for people varies depending upon their location and level of awareness at the time. Many Americans point to March 11, the day the NBA shut down after league officials…