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Update: Jessica is recovering
I know many of you have been looking at the calendar, and I wanted to give a brief update about Jessica’s condition. The surgery went well, and she is out of the ICU and in a regular med/surg bed at the hosptial. She has been eating chicken strips and french fries and drinking as much…
On the Many Faces of Me
So, I have been on a hiatus since Jessica’s good news this summer, in order to plan my strategy for taking over the world as a result of finally having the chance, and while I know you only missed the stories about Jessica, and not me, I am going to tell you a story about me…
On being hard at work
So I promised myself that I wouldn’t overschedule my time this summer, because I wanted to have plenty of opportunity to finish a handful of creative projects I’ve been working on since forever. This is how I thought it would go: But if you have been following along, you know that it has gone…
Conversations with people who aren’t Jessica
Me: “So there’s a guy with a baler on the shoulder of the road—” Big City Friend: “A what?” Me: “A baler, like a Haybuster. You know.” BCF: “A what?” Me: “A baler, a Haybuster baler!” BCF: “Are you even speaking English?” Me: “I’m describing a vehicle on the shoulder of a county road in…
What real promise is
I see these memes going around: “At age 30, JK Rowling was depressed and wanted to give up, but she didn’t and now she’s worth 15 kajillion dollars, so you shouldn’t give up either!” And I just . . . think that’s bullshit. It’s not helpful. In fact, I think it’s discouraging. You’re more likely…