Category Archives: Writings

It’s my niece Brooklynn’s birthday today, and Dave’s calendar reminder beat me to the punch—something I still need to do myself. Later, we ate dinner and ended up lounging like an old married couple in our two faux-leather chairs, listening to Evelyn’s squeals as she narrated every detail about her toys to her oldest friend,Continue reading “When the Trailer is Rocking”

One day, long ago, I dreamed of the life I’m living now. Walking around the block in my white open-toed Birkenstocks, my smartwatch tracking every step on a warm winter day in the South, I realized the philosopher’s words coming through my speaker were right. I did dream of this—a life filled with love andContinue reading “Zen and Trucks”

When I think about politics, I spin out — like a cartoon toy wound so tight that its string snaps and smoke shoots out of its ears. For all the things I hate about politics — the division between people I care about and the unresolved, long-standing disagreements — I still want to dip aContinue reading “Properly Uninformed”

Up there with people selling secondhand mirrors and accidentally catching their reflection in the shot are product reviews where the critique is actually just a fact. Take the review I saw when garden seed shopping that cost the Snail Vine seeds their five-star rating: “It grows slow.” The packet clearly states the expected growth rate,Continue reading “Going Bananas for Bananas”

Property lines destabilize me. I doubt that a hundred acres, or even a thousand, could protect me from the internal wobble I do — balancing on a cable stretched thin. It’s just something buried deep down, and once flicked, it’s like a tablecloth being yanked out from under fine china, shattering every fragile piece ontoContinue reading “Survey Says”

“I want a lemon,” Evelyn declared, seated at the kitchen island with a barely touched bowl of spaghetti in front of her. My mind flicked back to earlier, slicing an orange for fermenting kefir water. Knowing we didn’t have lemons, I instinctively reached for my phone to add it to our digital shopping list onContinue reading “In the Chaos”

I have to type fast—Dave just found Star Trek: Discovery for us to watch. One of my clients recommended it yesterday, and I’m intrigued. I’m a big fan of universal truths, humanism, and exploring how our motivations and values shape behavior. But tonight, I’m bowing out early. Before I go, here’s a little something forContinue reading “No Bones About it”