Act II
A hospice nurse asked me if my mother had always been a stoic. I snort-laughed so hard I couldn’t breathe […]
SNAK General
Conference Life
I learned in my twenties never to trust a Texas man without a cowboy hat. So naturally last night at
Reruns
We’re all guilty of it—telling ourselves reruns of stories that should’ve been canceled after season one. I’ll mess it up.
Professional Yearning
Fall sneaks in like a moody novel; shorter days, colder nights, the perfect backdrop for yearning. Not the situationship kind,
Am I a Bulldozer?
Once upon a job interview, the feedback about me was: “Hire this woman, she’s a bulldozer.” Not exactly the compliment
The Real Stuff
You know what never makes it into the project plan? The living. The actual life stuff. Nobody books a Teams
Making Choices
When you make a choice for a good reason, shut down the appeals court in your head. At work, that
Adult Friendship Check
Making friends as a grown-up is weird. You don’t pass notes in class; you share project charters and the occasional
Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder… or Does It?
They say, “Absence makes the heart grow fonder.” It’s the romantic idea that space and time only sharpen our affection,
My Mentor was Life
I’ve never had a mentor. But I’ve had people teach me exactly who I didn’t want to become — in