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The Write Stuff: Lessons From the End of a Marriage
Their 10-year marriage ended with a text message.
A marriage she believed to be wonderful.
Then, one day, one week,…
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Grade School Shenanigans, Vol. 2: He Did What!?!?
The two most-commonly told jokes in men’s restrooms among both acquaintances and strangers, go like this:
“Oh, so this is…
Grade School Shenanigans
I kept my head down.
My first-grade teacher was really letting me have it in front of the entire class.…
Sept. 11, 2001: A Reflection on Freedom
It’s the jumpers plummeting to their deaths that I’ll always think of first.
A half hour earlier, everyone in those…
The Top 10 List
In junior high, most of the kids made Top 10 lists ranking the girls or boys they liked in our…
Back to School
Today was my first day being a single dad on a school-day morning.
This meant dressing my five-year-old son a…
“Be Still and Know that I am God”
God talks to me.
Not from a burning bush.
Not from the heavens above.
Not in my dreams.
Not through…
An Open Letter to Shitty Husbands, Vol. 3
I met a shitty husband last night.
And I liked him. First impressions go a long way with me.
And…
The Final Wedding Anniversary
Don’t roll your eyes.
I’m not gonna do what everyone thinks I’m gonna do.
Today does feel heavy, though. And…
Sure, Marriage Sucks; But Does it Have To?
My neighbor Ryan proposed to his girlfriend this week.
She said yes.
I live directly across the street. So I’m…