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  • I can’t believe you are five years old. I can’t believe how much has happened in the past 12 months. Amelia, you are becoming a really sweet and thoughtful little...

    A Letter to My Daughter on her 5th Birthday

    I can’t believe you are five years old. I can’t believe how much has happened in the past 12 months. Amelia, you are becoming a really sweet and thoughtful little...

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  • You are 4. Four years old. It’s been a long year and we’ve asked a lot of you. We asked you to leave your home and leave behind your best...

    A Letter to My Daughter on her 4th Birthday

    You are 4. Four years old. It’s been a long year and we’ve asked a lot of you. We asked you to leave your home and leave behind your best...

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  • Not so long ago Laura and I were doing laundry just like any other week. As usual, there was too much to do and not enough time. We filled the...

    Doing it Myself

    Not so long ago Laura and I were doing laundry just like any other week. As usual, there was too much to do and not enough time. We filled the...

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  • As I reflect over the past year on this, the eve of my 34th birthday, it feels as though little has changed. On the surface, it hasn’t. Laura is still...

    Another Year

    As I reflect over the past year on this, the eve of my 34th birthday, it feels as though little has changed. On the surface, it hasn’t. Laura is still...

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  • You were supposed to be born around February 2nd. So January 25th started just like any other day, except that your mom and I slept incredibly well. For the last...

    A Letter to My Daughter on Her 3rd Birthday

    You were supposed to be born around February 2nd. So January 25th started just like any other day, except that your mom and I slept incredibly well. For the last...

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  • Hunting never set well with me. I was never comfortable firing a gun. To me, a gun and the consequence of its use are more power than any single individual...

    Hunting for Purpose

    Hunting never set well with me. I was never comfortable firing a gun. To me, a gun and the consequence of its use are more power than any single individual...

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  • I’m pretty sure it was the weekend of my 10th birthday. We’d driven for hours, packed in the family car like the Griswolds. When we pulled into the parking lot...

    We’re Due

    I’m pretty sure it was the weekend of my 10th birthday. We’d driven for hours, packed in the family car like the Griswolds. When we pulled into the parking lot...

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  • Monday is National Coming Out Day. A dear friend asked if I thought Harvey Milk was right about coming out. Is it a responsibility? My initial answer wasn’t enough, and...

    Coming Out Day

    Monday is National Coming Out Day. A dear friend asked if I thought Harvey Milk was right about coming out. Is it a responsibility? My initial answer wasn’t enough, and...

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  • Seven years ago my mom was diagnosed with cancer.  It was detected late.  So late in fact, the tumor was wrapped around one of her kidneys and killing it.  Doctors...

    I Ride For. . .

    Seven years ago my mom was diagnosed with cancer.  It was detected late.  So late in fact, the tumor was wrapped around one of her kidneys and killing it.  Doctors...

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  • Founded in 1966 by Huey Newton, and Texan Bobby Seale, in Oakland, California, the Black Panther Party (BPP) represented an angry voice calling for an end to police brutality in...

    Heroes for My Daughter: The Black Panther Party

    Founded in 1966 by Huey Newton, and Texan Bobby Seale, in Oakland, California, the Black Panther Party (BPP) represented an angry voice calling for an end to police brutality in...

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