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Posts tagged 'Parenting'

The Scream, by Edvard Munch, painted in 1893. blogs

Greetings Fellow Adults

I don't even know what to say at this point.

A giant spider crawling out of a bathtub. blogs

The Invisible Spider Trick

Warning: this newsletter contains spiders.

An old drawing a knight drinking from a chalice. blogs

Coffee and Whiskey, Please

My plan for celebrating Chrismas with a bottle of expensive bourbon has gone a rye.

A picture of a seahorse. stories

Call Me Nebuchadnezzar

In which I accidentally create a religion.

An illustration of a coiled snake. Probably a python, but who cares, as long as it doesn't eat us. stories

In the Garden of the Danger Noodles

Snakes. Why did it have to be snakes?

A picture of the inside of the Countway Library of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. stories

Back to the Countway

For possibly the final time, I visited the Countway Library of Medicine.

Me versus me. stories

Me Versus Me

Well, here we are in the middle of a pandemic. So, uh -- how's it all going?

Pic of Yeti stories

The problem with Yetis

For about a month or so, Boudica and I had almost daily arguments about the existence of Yetis.

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Everything Is Not Awesome

You know what The Script is - it's the ritual with which we signal to one another that we're not alarmingly unusual.

Makimon rolls. stories

The Cold, Moist Salmon of Hypocrisy

I don't care who you are, there's something other-worldy about having your conscience called-out by a three-year-old.

A halloween pumpkin. stories

Why Must Halloween Be So Awkward?

I'd been ignoring Halloween for the past decade.

A picture of a cat. stories

Cats and Monkeys, Living Together

So a friend got himself a cat, and now he needs my advice.

A picture of some coffee and a book. stories

Why Do I Say So Little?

I'm an unrepentent introvert.

everything is not awesome articles

The Perfect Query Letter for Literary Agents

My quest to find a literary agent, its reasons, and some very excellent advice on how you too can query a literary agent.

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