“All Eli had to do was smile. All Victor had to do was lie. Both proved frighteningly effective.” ― V.E. Schwab, Vicious We’ve got a date! Penny Schwinn, the former chief of Tennessee’s state schools, was chosen in January for… Read More ›
Month: May 2025
Making the Cash Register Ring
Just because so many things are in conflict does not mean that ourselves should be divided.” ― Sophie Scholl As I settle in to write, I pass by the kids’ bedrooms. It’s 8:35, and they continue to snooze. After 9… Read More ›
Life Comes at You Fast
“Before forty, you think that exhaustion is something like a long-lasting hangover. But at forty you learn all about it. Even your passions exhaust you.” ― Kevin Barry We humans like to think we can control life and arrange all the… Read More ›
Beginnings and Endings
“Once you name something, it stops you seeing the whole of it, or why it matters. You focus on the word, which is just the tiniest part, really, the tip of an iceberg.” ― Alex Michaelides, The Silent Patient Another school… Read More ›
Dad Gone Wild 