Category: Stories
Personal narrative — growing up, identity, life lessons, and the moments that shaped how I see the world.
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Build the Room
About This Post: Somewhere around my late forties, I realized I had spent a decade taking pretty pictures…
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The Last Time I Saw Jay
The last time I saw Jay, he was happier than I had ever seen him. I didn’t understand…
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When You Like the Person You Became
Nine or ten years ago, I was standing at the bathroom sink, and I looked up at the…
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If You Just Got Here, Start With This
This is the front door. If you’ve just landed on my blog, read this first. It’s the short…
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I Value Them Too Much to Let It Poison How I Feel
The hardest thing about loving your students is watching them become people with opinions you can’t stand. Here’s…
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Find Me. I’m Trying to Find You.
An open letter to my former students. I lost 4,000 of you when my Facebook was hacked. I’ve…
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My Musical Taste Stopped Evolving in 1983 (and That Turned Into a Research Question)
I was somewhere on the highway between my house and my mother’s, probably an hour in, radio off,…
