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The Long Walk Home From Hadestown
The following is a new chapter from a memoir in progress.
Sep 30
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Walking Off The Grid
The following is a new chapter from a memoir in progress.
Aug 26
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Chasing The Fading Language Of Place
The following is a new chapter from a memoir in progress.
Jul 29
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Parenting In Times Of War
The following is a new chapter from a memoir in progress.
Jun 24
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The Kids Are Fighting. What Should Daddy Do?
The following is a new chapter from a memoir in progress.
May 27
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The Gratitude Gap
The following is a new chapter from a memoir in progress, which I aim to finish by the end of this year.
Apr 22
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How Teaching Abroad Destroyed My Faith
My Tuesday essay this week is the latest installment in my memoir in progress, but since that post is free to all I wanted to supplement it for my…
Mar 28
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A Prayer For Spring Planting
Today’s essay is part of a new series including me, Latham Turner, Bowen Dwelle, Michael Mohr, Dee Rambeau, and Lyle McKeany. In the past, we’ve…
Mar 25
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The Solitary Wanderer Comes Home
The following is a new chapter from a memoir in progress, which I aim to finish by the end of this year.
Feb 25
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What I Learned From A Long Walk To School
My father kept a paddle in his closet that featured a bear cub trailing a fawn. The inscription read, “For the cute little deer with the bear behind…
Jan 28
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The Recovering Academic In 2024
And a glimpse into 2025
Dec 31, 2024
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The Sense Mill
A personal essay
Dec 3, 2024
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