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or why the alarm clock goes off at 6 now

May 6

Or why we have to decide what we want if we're ever going to figure out how to get there

Apr 22

Or the way my brain can sometimes feel like a very slow relay race, one idea passing the baton to the next

Apr 8

My son is fourteen. He is beautiful and hilarious and smaller than all his friends and half-convinced he might not ever grow. He is so bright, so engag…

Apr 2

even if it's just one weak, misguided punch at a time

Mar 18

Or why small changes are sometimes not enough

Mar 10

or an allegory about why I hate APs

Feb 26

Which is not the same thing as "just barely hanging on," which is a thing many of us are feeling these days, I know, and which I probably cannot help w…

Feb 25

Or whatever would be the opposite of Must See TV

Feb 18

Or why some letters, it's ok to burn

Feb 11

Or why aging is an act of grace

Feb 3

Or what we can lose with distance and also what we can gain

Jan 27

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