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Hello, friends. As I sit writing this on Saturday morning, the day before this newsletter will drop, the weather is a beautiful 64ºF outside. The sense that autumn is in the air and heading towards us brings hope. I love the fall. The coolness, the leaves changing, Halloween everywhere I look. Despite the current state…

Hello, friends. I will try not to take too much of your time in this introduction since today’s essay got away from me and weighs in around 1,800 words (my typical essays are between 800 and 1,000 words, usually closer to 800). It’s about 9/11 and my thoughts on its 25th anniversary. None of it…
Hello, friends. This week happened, right? I mean, I know it happened, the memories are too acute and I’m too tired for it not to have happened, but it was so busy, and I was so tired, that it barely registered and feels almost like a fever dream than anything that actually happened. Monday we…

Hello, friends. What a week! Two PD days getting ready for the 2026-2027 school year (the topic of this week’s essay) and an unplanned hourlong drive to a hospital satellite because G’s surgical incision became infected. She’s on antibiotics and such so I’m hoping it’ll clear up before she starts school this week. More writing…

Hello, friends. Look at this. We’ve arrived at the last full week of August. Not the last newsletter of August, that comes next week, but the last full week. I’m writing this at a local library. It’s become tradition for G to read her summer reading book at the library and since this year’s book…

Hello, friends. I’m at the end of my last full week of summer vacation. This week I have to go in two days for planning. Well…I don’t have to, I actually signed up to for extra pay. Money was the motivator. Also, there not being many people around. Also, planning time is good. Then the…

Hello, friends. The humidity of summer in New England has returned this week. Blech. Give me autumn for a prolonged time and I’ll be happier. This week was a strange one because our sleep schedules were somewhat off due to G’s post-surgery recovery. She’s doing very well, though, and sleep is getting back on schedule.…

Hello, friends. August. By the end of this month, back to the Day Job. The depression already lurks. Ah, well, I’ll always have my stories. That sounds like something my grandmother would’ve said, but she’d be referring to General Hospital, All My Children, and Santa Barbara and not tales of her own devising. Anyway, I’m…

Hello, friends. The last week of July is upon us. *Dabs at eyes* This week is going to be a little busy as G has a minor surgery at the end of the week so there’ll be prepping and such beforehand. And there’s always plenty of creative work to do. So, let’s get into it.…

Hello, friends. We’re in mid-July. Summer vacation feels like it’s moving too quickly. I won’t focus on that, though, I’ll focus, instead, on the here and now. Yes, Master Yoda says to be mindful of the future, but Master Qui-Gon Jinn reminds not do to so at the expense of the present. If I haven’t…