Feature Essay: Shut Up, World…I’m Enjoying the Good Stuff
Lately, I’ve found myself wanting less of the world and more of my own backyard. Not because I don’t care about what’s happening out there. But because there’s so much
Feature Essay: It Was Never Just a Drive or Just Fishing
Every holiday feels different now. Because how do you celebrate when someone so important is missing? Especially Father’s Day. A few days ago, I stood in the greeting card aisle
Life According to Dogs: A Completely Normal Dog Walk
Most people walk a dog. I walk a Labrador, three Shih Tzus, chauffeur one senior Shih Tzu in a stroller, and kick a giant tennis ball for an entire mile
Feature Essay: The Dam
Lately, I feel like my emotions have been bottlenecked behind a dam that’s barely holding back the flood. Most days I’m okay… but not okay. I log on for work,
Feature Essay: A Turtle, Titanium, and a Message From Dad
A couple of years ago, I was on a mission to save baby turtles. Every morning on my dog walks, I would find tiny turtles trying to cross the road.
Snake Chronicles – Part 4: Grandma vs. Satan’s Noodle
If you’ve been following along with the Snake Chronicles, you know I come from a long line of people who are apparently destined to have encounters with unwanted reptiles. This
Feature Essay: The Blue Shirt
At the hospital, Mom and I were talking about the wedding. What we were going to wear. Who would be there. The little details families talk about when something happy
Snake Chronicles – Part 3: The One Where It Touched Me
A few days after the battle in the flower beds, I was sitting peacefully on the deck with the dogs, trying to recover emotionally and physically from my snake-rakin’ era.
Snake Chronicles – Part 2: The Relocation Program
After the Flower Bed Betrayal incident in Part 1 of the Snake Chronicles, I stopped myself from reaching for a shovel and decided to go with a more woodland princess
Snake Chronicles – Part 1: The Flower Bed Betrayal
I hate snakes. Not “oh, they’re not my favorite.” I mean—I will reconsider my entire living situation over one snake. Several years ago, though, I heard a podcast talking about
