Life Stuff

I can hardly wait to get away from my wife and kids

But not forever.

Sep 24, 2023 •

This Changes Everything

A poem about being enough.

Apr 21, 2022 •

i like to notice small things: whole worlds residing in a single drop

Nov 27, 2021 •

a prayer for wonder

once I worked for an old dying man whose window framed a stunning view:

Nov 22, 2021 •

“Ugh! Why did I agree to do this?” I cursed under my breath as I stomped around the hotel room, tossing dirty clothes into my overnight bag. Laura and I…

Jun 15, 2021 •

in my dream i’m nearly to the airport when a wave of anxiety hits: i’ve forgotten to pack

Mar 27, 2021 •

Clear Space For What Matters

Five years ago I began a three-month sabbatical from my job as a database consultant. The sabbatical was the culmination of a nine-month process of some…

Mar 10, 2021 •

Learning to Trust

I’m feeling a quiet confidence these days. It feels kind of weird and different, but also … right. I used to second-guess myself a lot. I would start a…

Feb 14, 2021 •

prayer on the eve of election day 2020

May I stay steady. May I not give in to despair. May I channel my anger and grief into effective, purposeful action. May I stay present, with eyes wide…

Nov 2, 2020 •

One Day at a Time

A morning in which I sob on my wife's shoulder about injustices and my inability to fix them, and she reminds me of an important truth.

Sep 17, 2020 •

awakening to our daydream

by Barbara Rose Waters The store happened because Marsha and I never stopped daydreaming. Every so often at school, we’d talk about how nice it would be…

Jul 15, 2020 •

where kids breathed

I was browsing through journal entries when I was stopped short by a simple description of walking Etta to school. Wow, that's right, we used to go to…

May 11, 2020 •

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