Personal Essays
'Pierre' and one other sad poem
A poem about Pierre Damas Bel, and another about finding peace inside the container you gladly chose for yourself.
Personal Essays
Personal Essays
We used to write letters
America was built on letters. So maybe we should get back to writing them.
Personal Essays
Hell of a week
It's Friday – the last day of my one-week stretch of unemployment. Did I spend it well? Hm, let's see. I did a lot of weeding (to paraphrase Dumbledore, it's important to weed and keep weeding, for only then could dandelions be kept at
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Overdue
It's easier to make hard decisions you've been avoiding when other people basically make the decisions for you.
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On loving and mourning a difficult dog
Last week we said goodbye to Rilo, a real piece of work who lived to the unbelievably old age of 16.
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One year without a smartphone, reviewed
From Jan. 2022 to Feb. 2023, I decided to live without a smartphone. What I learned is that it's not the phones themselves that are the problem.
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The deranged joys of being a youth sports referee
It's springtime. The flowers are blooming, and the youth soccer parents have been waiting all winter to verbally abuse me. I can't wait.
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I am sending this newsletter against doctor's orders
The haters and losers in Big Medicine will not keep me from sending out TTFA's New Year's resolutions for 2023.
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My first good night of sleep all week
Some behind-the-scenes insight for paid subscribers into this newsletter's biggest day ever and content coming up in the month ahead.