Sitemap - 2024 - You Think Too Much
How much living and how much writing?
Dogs honking horns and how to figure out what to give our attention to
Comforting songs for trying times: "You are the everything," by R.E.M.
I'm halfway through Inktober and here's what I've learned
The chaos lapping at the edge of our lives
Ask a Sociologist: Why we can't predict shit
In defense of "dull and dreary"
The moon is never what you think it is
I want to see the whole world the way I see my students
"Sunday morning's I'm too tired to go to church"
How success (or the possibility of success) might just mess me up worse than failure
A cuppa is a magical space portal that leads to home
Just go ahead and wear the perfume
There are so many reasons not to go swimming as an adult
How to preserve food for the winter
Getting lost in the stacks again
Power lines and other things I do not see
Pride comes to Madison, Indiana
"What did they expect? I'm a writer, and I use everything."
If a writer could tattoo, what would it look like?
In favor of taking more of life lying down
A totally purposeless vacation
What Edith Wharton might have said about whether anyone buys books anymore
I fly around and around in circles
Get rejected early and often (Redux)
The case of the syllabi kittens
Thinking about assigned seats (redux)
Everything I know about Chinese history I learned from historical fantasies
Can you forget how to write a novel?
I stopped checking my subscriber count...
Death on the Intracoastal Waterway
What I want for my birthday is (an) acceptance
How to take yourself less seriously...
“If the Bengals had won the Super Bowl in 2022, I would be famous now.”
The great peanut mystery and other delights
Shut up, Taylor and Travis are real
Sitting in front of the machine
My goal for this year is to be less organized
The opposite of the elevator pitch