Dropping the dreams of rural retirement San Francisco, CA. Photos by author. There is no more...
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The Scariest, Most Turbulent Flight I’ve Ever Been On
The Pandemic and the fleeting popularity of compassion Before the second peak of the pandemic, I...
Obscure Names for Hating Others and Their Languages
Yo compro pan francés and other lingo-curiosities Part 1 Xenoglossophobia is the fear of learning...
My Mother-in-Law Asked Me to Kevorkian Her
Adult Diapering My Fear of Death “Just fucking shoot me.” My mother-in-law has asked me several...
My first job and misdemeanor in the US — I Think
I was loving it. Do you want fries with that? I always tell people my first job in the United...
Heavy Whispering My Sins to the Man in Women’s Robe
The Parable of the Red Snapper Who Ate My Faith After our 10th-grade Philosophy teacher introduced...
Looking At Other Men’s Bananas
Why do men love to wear torn underwear? “You look like a little boy” are not the words you hope...
Beheadings, Plums, and the Spring I Flirted With Madness
A domestic mystery in my wine-country backyard When you are having kids, people warn you you will...
My Wife Wants Me to Stop Lying About My Height
My childish, overactive mind stunted my development. Here is a secret. I’m not 5'9". I do tell...
Banged Up Abroad During My Honeymoon
A Mexican Bus Driver Almost Ran Me Over In Tulum All relationships have a similar dynamic. There...
You Shouldn’t Be Scared of Monstrous Bunnies
Go On, Sit On His Lap — The Easter Edition I don’t like it when I get parenting advice in public...
My Psychic Ruined My Bladder
Happiness is just one life-altering belief-switcheroo away As a salesman, I don’t have beliefs of...
Recent Articles
Spanking The Elderly Into Better Behavior
Corporal abuse as a universal and compassionate law Photo by Daniel K Cheung on Unsplash It is not often, but every now and then, I’ll find myself in a conversation about how corporal punishment is...
I Chemically Straightened My Hair Because My Family Was Ashamed
Parenting and the illusion of reprieve Petaluma, CA. May, 2021. Photo by author. “Scientifically handsome” is what most anthropologists might call me. I am not vain because there is no need to be...
That’s My Daughter’s Leg in the Water
The underwater summersaults of parenting Sharing a coconut with my daughter at the Kukui Ula farmer’s market. Poipu, Kauai. I was genuinely grateful I still had time to hit the brakes and not run...