Origin Stories

A little known fact about me is that I love a good super hero story. If I’m flipping through channels or scrolling the Hulu menu, I absolutely have to stop if I find a Marvel movie on. It doesn’t matter how many times I’ve seen it, or how far into the plot it my be, […]

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3/11/2025

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He Sees. He Knows

When I read the headline and the subsequent article, I said a quick prayer. Surely the 15 year old victim would not be one of the students I had when I taught on the other side of town. After all, there are at least 2-3 other high schools near the crime scenes and that meant […]

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2/07/2025

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Weather Wonderstruck

We had piled into the car and were on our way to celebrate NYE at our favorite hibachi spot. It was early, barely 4 pm, we wanted to beat the crowds to come home to ring in 2025 with family games and munchies. As we made the left turn onto a main thoroughfare out of […]

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1/05/2025

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Little Lessons

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The Day Before NYE

I know I am not alone. This week between Christmas and New Year’s is a blur. Each day easily eases into the next. No routine. No expectations. No schedule. What’s the date? What’s the day? What time is it? Does it matter? There is a big part of me that is starting to miss the […]

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The Day After Christmas

It’s the day after Christmas and I am not quite sure what to do with myself. The decorated trees are still emitting their warm glow of their white lights (except for the strain or two that have gone dark on the pre-lit tree). The various containers of festive yummies are still smattered along the kitchen […]

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Refuse Fear. Chose Hope.

Tomorrow is Election Day. People are afraid. Fear is circulating like autumn leaves trapped in the outside corner of a brick building. Both candidates, both parties, both nonbelievers and believers are trying to harness the power of fear to manipulate and influence, to persuade and motivate and to coerce and bully. If he is elected, […]