Fish cakes, I think. I don’t write much about my home situation anymore, but it’s not because I’m not happy. Quite the opposite. It just...

Going back to your Gulf Coast hometown after a long time is weird, a little uncomfortable, especially in the middle of a highly...

Lesson in Lockjaw My grandfather’s jaw is locked into the smoothness of my chin, a mechanism that helps me chew the fat at Christmas,...

Until I was about eight, I thought my grandpa was a Spaniard. This may have had something to do with him looking a lot like Antonio...

Pat, Bailey, Wes. I am obviously the tallest person in my family. I’ve resolved to be more prolific, like the old days when writing every...

Sheol My littlest sister braids her Barbie’s hair in the middle of her room, and brings some cogent questions: I understand the sun...

Mucha will remain vigilant, waiting for his lady love. It’s funny how quickly we bond, to the point that we get so used to life together...

I’m really growing into this host position. Please, come to our house so I can feed you. After ten minutes out in the fresh air this...

It’s only an adventure if I have to get on a bus. It’s been a while. Life has this strange habit of going fast and slow all at once, a...

When I was growing up, I had no idea that people traveled in August. Where I’m from, vacations happen in June and people spend their time...

Preview: Our Chaos With summer winding down to a close, it’s easy to get behind on important things: chores, paperwork, meeting up with...

Summer hitting us hard, at last January lingered on for about six months. Now, all of a sudden, we’re over halfway through the year. The...

Precious. In the bleak midwinter, we sat around the kitchen table and talked about Claudia’s upcoming birthday. Michael and I strove to...

Blurry and, yet, we look great Sometimes it’s hard to believe that it was only four months ago that I moved into a house with Craigslist...

Gideon, lost in snow As a poor, naive Southerner, I thought that we might see spring and put away our snow boots by the end of February....

Celebrating “New Bonds” One of life’s great pleasures is sharing a meal with friends. There’s something to be said about a bowl of salad...

When I was in college, I imagined that I would form friendships with a huge group of people, relationships I would effortlessly maintain...

Mucha adjusting to his new circumstances with his typical malaise. I’ve been in Boston a few months now. I’ve survived my first real...

It’s been several weeks since I last blogged. I’m not sure if that’s because Canton is low-key, or if I’m just  boring. Probably the...

For months and months and months I’ve tried to get my shitty short stories published. They haven’t been (because they’re shitty,...