The Life We See Through This Screen
Do you ever think, “this world was not meant to be viewed through a screen?” I had that thought recently. That thought came when I was looking at the world …
Do you ever think, “this world was not meant to be viewed through a screen?” I had that thought recently. That thought came when I was looking at the world …
It was fifth grade and I had the toughest teacher in the school, Miss Tang. She was strict, she was stern. She had a method for everything and you obeyed …
What does it mean to Opt In? (<- This is not the question.) In my work as co-founder of Root + River, my fellow co-founder, Justin Foster, and I talk a lot …
My earliest memory involves my dad. In the memory, I am standing outside of my house in Cleveland, Ohio, on our lawn. I’m hurt and petulant about a dust-up with …
When was the last time you could not wait to leave the presence of another person? Do you remember when? Do you remember who? Do you recall that feeling of, ‘I cannot …
In 1991, I turned thirteen. I was well past cartoon years and yet when Beauty & the Beast hit the theaters, I saw it and fell absolutely in love with …
My brain, and heart, and my vanity are a bit bruised with the realization that I’m stepping on 41. (This is how my father used to greet each year we …
(Editor’s Note: I am very soon turning 40. I have thoughts. I have memories. I have reason to share them. Read on…) I recently gave up something I loved. It …
One thing I inherited from my parents and grandparents is a love and respect of the newspaper. Like, the actual printed one. (Yes, I still get the local printed paper, …
Mostly I’m an up person. I am silly optimistic and I usually do not get mired in the muck of pessimism or feeling down. But there are days I feel …