Intersections

One Writer's Journey Through Parenting, Teaching, Writing, Faith, and Social Justice. A.E. Housman once claimed that "poetry is not the thing said, but a way of saying it." These are my attempts at a way of saying it. Too often, we erect walls where a few stoplights would do the trick. Consider these posts stoplights along the way.

Thursday, August 15, 2024

Wet Walking

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When water seeps through My shoes, And sky changes from grays  To blues, Wet walking becomes me. Drawn to my heels, toes, soles-- Sticky not...
Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Again

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The drops that hang on edges of Pine needles After heavy rain Don't realize how precarious their  Lives are. They shine. They shimmer. T...
Monday, July 22, 2024

On Sadness

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 Its purpose, we cannot find When we sit around its table And dine. What little we find Tastes as though Sand has been ground in-- We chew s...
Friday, December 18, 2020

Yes! But Who's Doing the Dishes?

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Thread One: When we had our first child, 12 years ago, I remember reading every parenting book I could get my hands on. Research article exp...
Thursday, August 27, 2020

Graduation Address, The Bromfield School, 2020 (7/31/20)

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Below is the transcript of the commencement address I gave at The Bromfield School, to graduating seniors whom I had taught years before in ...
Wednesday, August 28, 2019

To a New Teacher

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This week, a graduating senior of mine wrote with a lot of vulnerability, asking for any final advice before he began his first year as a ne...
Monday, April 8, 2019

Why It's Crucial that My Sons and I Watched the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament

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Last night, in an epic, edge-of-your-seat basketball game, Baylor and Notre Dame went head-to-head in 40 minutes of some of the best basketb...
Wednesday, June 6, 2018

To the Lighthouse

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After a three week period in which we had a baby, moved to a new state, changed schools for the boys, and changed jobs for dad, we lately st...
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