Still Waters Give RBF

The entry-level English professor took aside the handful of us who weren't, technically, supposed to be in that class. We had tested out of freshman English by passing the AP exam

Weekly Journal 03.02.26

Reading I feel lucky to share a planet with people who have both a taste for adventure and great writing skills to bring others along on their journeys. I've done so

When Mom Gets Touched Out

I know it must seem unfair to my kid when I reach my sensory limit for the day. At the young age of seven, he can never get enough of his favorite human:

Weekly Journal 02.24.26

📝I'm trying out a new, lighthearted weekly "journal" entry to supplement my longer-form posts. It's an excuse for me to write more frequently and share additional tidbits.

And the Four Right Chords Can Make Me Cry

The first song I remember crying about was “Feed Jake” by an otherwise-unknown band called Pirates of the Mississippi. Looking at the lyrics today, it’s very grim, about a narrator who’s