Tag: parenting
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The Next Generation of Writer
My son has started writing and publishing mash-up fan fiction. He’s having fun, and he says he’s getting a lot of views. He asks how I think Character X would react to Situation 34. He tells me about the chapters he’s just published. He recently asked if I would like to read his work. I…
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Springtime Blahs
Back when I was a wee child, the Springtime Blahs were a phenomena that was associated with students and teachers only. It’s that vague time between Spring Break and Summer Break where all anybody actively participating in the US public school system cares about is muscling through the last few weeks. The goal is ahead;…
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Being Supportive
My parents were not as supportive of my desire to write and publish as I would’ve liked them to be. It wasn’t until the last few years of my father’s life that he became a little more (vaguely) supportive of the notion. I don’t know what he was thinking during those last few years. He…
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The Grind of Uncertainty
My children will be entering 6th grade this coming Fall semester. Our school district has announced it has intentions to open with 100% in person learning, five full days a week. “But we still have plans for a hybrid model and a 100% online model, just in case.”‘ I think the 100% in person learning…
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My New “Collaborative Partner”
My writing has taken to an uptick which I enjoy. My 10 year old son Daniel has noticed that I’m writing again and has asked questions about it (“what are you stuck on? what’ s the story about?” And even though I’m sugarcoating medieval style warfare and domestic issues in the interests of pagecount, it…
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2017 School Year Resolution
*This s a long and perhaps self-pitying post. If you choose to skip it, I wouldn’t blame you.* Starting at around spring break, this summer has been 4 Iron Man competitions and an Olympic Pentathlon crammed into the course of a full marathon, run at a sprint while juggling live squid. Occasionally a clown chases…
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