Tag: writing
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The Boy Who Doesn’t Play Minecraft
From the couch I listened as my boys negotiated their way through a Minecraft survival world — dividing resources, building houses, and trying, above all, to survive the night.
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One Lap at a Time
Twice a week I sit on the same cold bleachers at the Y, watching my boys learn to swim — and watching myself learn a few things too, usually while digging for goggles someone swears they packed.
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Two weeks That Changed My Mind
What a Catholic school tour in October and two weeks at a classical charter school taught me about what I actually want for my boys.
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Coming Home Again
Thirty quiet minutes, a full week, and the honorable, hectic work of helping my mom find her way back home.