This Post Is Not About Moving
I feel a stiffening worry that the newness will turn sour, that everything will go wrong.
A Candle’s Flame
From the first day I started spiritual direction, I wanted to be a spiritual director myself.
An Eight Month–Late, Spoiler-Filled Review of ‘Cocaine Bear’
She’s just a bear. A bear that did cocaine. It’s not her fault.
Amtrak and Anime
I attend a work conference to sell books the week before Thanksgiving. This year, the plan was that I was going to take the Amtrak down to my parents’ place in Chicago, and I would fly to San Antonio the next day. Since the train leaves at 6:00 a.m., I knew it was...
Read Your Food: The Recipes
These five probably have the most scribbles of delight. So good! Make in June. Perfect for sick days.
A Great Man Named Dan
“If my life can change,” Dan said with his actions and life, “so can yours.”
You’re on Your Own, Kid
No one else can carry me to the finish line.
Acknowledging Land, Acknowledging People
I want to be kind to the land where I live, to work alongside the more-than-human people in my community, as well as the human people in my community.
James Should Get A Buzz Cut—Sign Here.
Rule number two of working with middle schoolers should be take at least two years of mandatory debate classes and maybe have a minor in Buddhist thought and practices.
ASMR
I always found it strange at sleepovers when friends of mine would turn the lights off and fall asleep in near-absolute silence.
