The Last InningI carpooled in with someone from marketing and someone from HR. Tickets came through a work thing, and we knew we’d all have to do a round…Sep 28Sep 28
LiftedSix 3” exterior-rated screws, which only come in a large box ($29.95) and of which you only need six, and of which a box has already been…May 15May 15
The Obligations of AhabI imagine his wife. With her palm against her pregnant stomach, she tells him about a life that is beginning inside of her. Since the loss…Jan 23Jan 23
The 24 Cabinet Cards of Esther Hoyt and Other Reasons to Hide under the Desk1.Jul 27, 2023Jul 27, 2023
In Defense of the Major 7th ChordAt some point in the last few weeks, in an unsupervised moment, my five year old son saw an advertisement for Stranger Things with the…Jul 27, 2023Jul 27, 2023
Fear is the Name We Give to Our Not KnowingI finally read the short fiction piece you published. The one about the architect who joins the cult. Anything I could tell you about it…Jul 27, 2023Jul 27, 2023
Divided and ConqueredIn 1991 the Soviets retreated from Eastern Europe, taking with them the rigid state-enforced atheism, leaving the door wide open for…Jul 27, 2023Jul 27, 2023
The PlanetariumMy 2001 Subaru struggles to keep up with traffic, so we kickoff another round of “my car.”Apr 7, 2023Apr 7, 2023
The River that is not a RiverHe dances his rebellion on the small stage of a stool. At five, my youngest is the melody of a song too big to be contained.Apr 7, 2023Apr 7, 2023
, Said the Painting to the BrushOne side of her living room was occupied by 20 or so oversized, half-finished canvases. Antonia flipped through them like they were dollar…Apr 7, 2023Apr 7, 2023