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Be a Buddy, Take a Bullet Aug. 31, 2025
My daughter and her best friend started their own business. They made business cards and put the QR ... Read More
In Bro We Do Not Trust Aug. 24, 2025
I've spent most of my career as a freelance writer being a generalist. You don't delve too much into... Read More
When Quiet Isn't Enough Aug. 17, 2025
I used to believe in quiet resistance. You choose the right moments to slip wrenches into the gears ... Read More
None of This Is Normal Aug. 10, 2025
I used to use the website, the Wayback Machine, to find incriminating teenage poetry on long-lost Li... Read More
There Should Be Signs Aug. 03, 2025
There's a joke that goes, "I wouldn't tell anyone that I won the lottery, but there would be signs."... Read More
Our House, in the Middle of the Street Jul. 27, 2025
There was a running joke with my in-laws that a compliment on cooking would be, "Well, now you can g... Read More
The Art of Nothing and Everything Jul. 20, 2025
I told him that heaven was this: the midmorning light, a beverage in hand, and us heading to the por... Read More
The Luck of Not Dying Today Jul. 13, 2025
I don't want to write today. There wasn't much to say after watching the horrors scrolling on my pho... Read More
Dear America: There's Still Hope for Us Jul. 06, 2025
Dear America: The Fourth of July was hard this year. The flags still waved, the fireworks still crac... Read More
In a Village with Two Houses, Be the Right House Jun. 22, 2025
There once was a village with two houses. The first house always kept an extra chair at the table. N... Read More
You Cannot Be All Things to People (And That's Okay) Jun. 15, 2025
There's a quote that's been following me around lately, showing up in podcasts, books, and the back ... Read More
Ni De Aquí, Ni De Allá Jun. 08, 2025
I'm flying home in two weeks, and for the first time, I'm apprehensive. This time, I'm an official d... Read More
When the Universe Draws Circles Jun. 01, 2025
For the first story I ever had published in a paper, I was almost run over by a mail truck. I'll tel... Read More
Dishing Up What's Needed May. 25, 2025
Sometimes a reply has to stew. There's the meat of an argument and the vegetables of barbs that soft... Read More
The Script is Ours to Write May. 18, 2025
I had a frilly pink dress in second grade that I only wore a handful of times. There are some photos... Read More
From Ghost Stories to Gatekeeping: Millennials and the New Wave of Book Bans May. 11, 2025
Starting at about second grade, when the novelty of reading about a family of bears started to wear ... Read More
Confessions of an AI-Optimist Apr. 27, 2025
I'm probably not supposed to admit this, especially as a writer, but I'm not afraid of AI. I don't t... Read More
Use the Good China Today Apr. 20, 2025
It started with a comment during school pickup, something my mom said about the china plates she rem... Read More
Tugging at the Same Roots Apr. 13, 2025
I waited to return her call until I had all the information I could get. Unfortunately, the ultimate... Read More
The Kids Are Not All Right ... but They Might Be Right Apr. 06, 2025
You know that line from "The Avengers," where Bruce Banner turns to Captain America and says, "That'... Read More
