Posts Tagged ‘parenthood’

A First Reckoning

I was made by two children of God Tearfully greeted by hearts breaking with joy Brought home to safe reception, Looked after diligently, And made a sister Sung to sleep. I was taught to say my pleases and thank yous To clean up after myself To be a helpful guest To share with my sister And appreciate...

June 8th, 2013 | Poetry | Read More

Like Father …

Until last January, the most accurate fact I had about my biological father, Jim, was that he did an incredible Grover impression. He would throw his head back, shake his arms, and call to my sister and I as he ran down his apartment hallway toward our chairs in the kitchen. All the other information...

July 20th, 2012 | Essays, Featured | Read More

PregMANcy: The Pee Stick

On April 1st, Chalice Press will release my first memoir, titled PregMANcy: A Dad, a Little Dude and a Due Date. I wrote it back when Amy was pregnant with our second child, Zoe. As you can tell from the chapter below, it took a while for me to warm to the idea of having a second kid. Basically,...

March 28th, 2012 | Books, Essays | Read More

Attending Your Own Funeral

I’ve been writing this week about inspired vision and embracing radical change even in the face of the death of present systems. But the experience is different when applying the same principles to our own lives. The following is taken from my upcoming memoir, PregMANcy, due out in a few weeks. The...

March 5th, 2012 | Essays, Featured | Read More