Hi, My Name Is
She is polite, she is professional. She has never met you before, and probably won’t interact with you outside of formal setting, or ever again.
Text START for Help
In training, we were taught to give specific words to people’s feelings, to say “devastating” instead of “sad” or “furious” instead of “angry.” But those are just fancy words for the fairly small and basic set of emotions we face as humans.
How to Love Living in the Now When You’d Rather Stay in Bed for All of Time
Some people live in the past, but I prefer the future. When I slip into bed every night, I am waiting for the next good thing.
Reasons I Have Complained About Adulthood
The doctor asked me if I eat a balanced diet and exercise and I had to answer no on both counts. Banking. My health insurance coverage. I have no experience in shopping for used cars.
Public School
Amazing. What utopia am I in? Is this what I’ve been missing at private school? Do all public schools work like this? You just walk into a party and someone comes up to you with a list of girls who want to make out? Unreal!
The Chemistry of a Car Crash
In the movies, there is usually a lone car horn blaring, the hiss of steam from a broken radiator, dramatic music swelling. None of that today. Just NPR on my car radio, and when I got out, an almost reverential silence.
The Number One Conversation I Don’t Know How to Have At a Dinner Party
I also think you should know that I once used you, not by name (of course), as an illustration to my students. “Did you know,” I began, “that there are some people who know where I work and feel bad for me?”
I want a God like NASA
I don’t feel comfortable when people talk about God’s perfect plan, probably because I don’t believe in it.
Excuses, Excuses
I got the syllabus, and I saw something new: forty percent of my final grade in the class is “social media impact.”
A Night on the Lash
It was like asking the two of them to play a game of ping pong, but no one had brought any paddles and the only ball available was a brick.
