Blind love, loud excuses: a teacher’s perspective
As a child-less teacher, I’ve had a front-row seat to the many ways parenting shows up in children’s behavior. Behaviors
Reflection on cruelty and obedience
Roughly six million Jews. Six million Jews were exterminated by Nazi Germany. Ever since I learned this as a young
Mean every word
Every word on here is or once was a piece of me. I mean what I say. I write what
Late to the drama party but never late to the commentary
My first blog post of 2026 is a rather trivial one. With so much unhappiness going on, I thought I’d
The turning of years
With the turning of the year comes the weight of reflection. Silent, yet inevitable. Today I think of the quiet
The weight of knowing
What’s worse? Being hit all at once unexpectedly or being hit after having had the chance to brace for impact?
Radically warm
How cold have we become that some call a genuine smile and human touch oddly warm? How guarded have we
In the soft light of November I remember
I don’t know what led to what first; the warmth in my embrace, the cold side of my bed, the
The Desire Vs the Duty: choosing wisely?
There’s a constant tug-of-war between the quiet joy of creating and the loud demands of survival. Never would I have
Haunting Sunday
Sunday blues this early morning, I hold my chest and close my eyes, wish I could escape from this war
A letter from the ashes
How can you not get political in 2025? I am disturbed, saddened, and disappointed when I find out someone doesn’t
Tired, truly
Tired, truly. Of words that fall out reckless from careless tongues; half-formed, half-thought, like they were never meant to mean