My most powerful response is how I choose to live.
Our Beautiful Brokenness: On Grief, Growth, and Remembrance
"Reading this radical little book was the best I could conjure as my subtle act of contrarianism."
“Reading this radical little book was the best I could conjure as my subtle act of contrarianism.”
Chasing Trains: A Bonding Tradition for Father and Son
"He was just waiting for the opportunity to lead me fully into his world."
“He was just waiting for the opportunity to lead me fully into his world.”
The Power of Asking for Help
Why wait for desperation? Every moment is a chance to take a new path.
Why wait for desperation? Every moment is a chance to take a new path.
The Running Man
He tried to stop, wanted to stop, but his momentum was too powerful.
He tried to stop, wanted to stop, but his momentum was too powerful.
Yielding the Floor: Decrying Misogyny
Men, we need to create a space where women are able to share their thoughts without interruption.
Men, we need to create a space where women are able to share their thoughts without interruption.
In Life and Chess: Mastering the Immortal Game
When does true learning begin?
When does true learning begin?
In Praise of Letter Writing
Letters invite both writer and recipient the chance to slow down and connect in a more permanent way.
Letters invite both writer and recipient the chance to slow down and connect in a more permanent way.
How To Be Let Go
Between errors of omission and commission, the mistakes that scare me most are the ones that are invisible to me.
Between errors of omission and commission, the mistakes that scare me most are the ones that are invisible to me.
Along Confederate Tracks
Where do people find the audacity to celebrate in the face of violence?
Where do people find the audacity to celebrate in the face of violence?
The Summer of COVID: A Season of Change
Although I had hoped for a little more downtime, I did not expect a summer of seclusion.
Although I had hoped for a little more downtime, I did not expect a summer of seclusion.
The Myth of Thick Skin
You can cultivate a practical vulnerability that has depth.
You can cultivate a practical vulnerability that has depth.
Millennials, We Are Up
Whatever world we inherited, it doesn’t matter anymore.
Whatever world we inherited, it doesn’t matter anymore.
Challenging Dad
He knew what could befall me should I display that same deference to authority in public.
He knew what could befall me should I display that same deference to authority in public.
The Jump
Maybe all the situation needed was a caring adult presence to calm their shock.
Maybe all the situation needed was a caring adult presence to calm their shock.