Back when I was a teacher, the space between Christmas and Spring Break seemed to drag. Luckily, tennis tournaments took me out of the classroom and gave me a different type of day. Now that I’m a stay-at-home parent, it’s worse. There are no breaks. Even on vacation, I’m working all day, every day, just […]
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He checked the cards displayed on his forearm. Unfortunately, they didn’t compose a winning hand, but the rest of the table didn’t know. Or did they? He surveyed the three-tentacle eyes Trindback to his left. He couldn’t remember if they could read minds or not. The sharply dressed human across the table from him didn’t
If the officer looked close enough, he would see my heart beating through my chest. I tried to control my breath, to get air through the lungs so that I could calm down. But it wasn’t working. It didn’t help my nerves that the officers put me in this grey, sterile room over an hour
Trent looked around his computer at the battlefield of discarded action figures. A smorgasbord of characters, trucks, and colorful bricks covered most of the off-white carpet and colorful alphabet rug. Usually the sight wouldn’t bother him, but something about it struck fear into his heart.
Trent had worked so much lately that it felt like he and his son, Tyler, were almost strangers. So, when Trent’s wife needed to go to the dentist, he took a day off to spend time with the person he missed the most. However, a work phone call before breakfast brought his plans crashing down.
He hesitated as his fingers pushed the final buttons to send his finished work. His stomach churned as he thought about what to do next. He wanted to play with his son but worried his son wouldn’t want him.
After a solid run from January to now, I managed to post at least one post a week on the site until last week. While I did get busy and had limited writing time, I also decided to focus a little more on my creative writing. If you’ve been keeping up here, you’ll know that
Hi, I’m Jarrett. I’m over forty, in the middle of a career change, and don’t know what to do with my life. Since I became a stay-at-home dad, I feel adrift with myself. I never meant to be a stay-at-home parent, and while I’m grateful to spend this time with my boys, it is not
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I will be honest: I use AI to improve the SEO of my last blog post and revise an older piece. It wasn’t that I couldn’t think of what to write, nor did I use it to write significant sections of my content, but it was more of an experiment. While I’ve been at this
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My oldest is almost three and a half years old and the brightest light in my life. We are currently in the threenager stage, a stage filled with difficult emotions, a war for independence, the fear of abandonment, and more. But then again, this stage is tough for everyone. As a first-time parent, I learned
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I’ve been making social media posts of frustration about my current position as a stay-at-home parent more than any other type of post lately. I tend to post things that stress me out or about negative attitudes that stress me out, although I throw in the occasional cute picture of the kids doing something adorable.
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The other day, I had some doubt creep up in me, and I asked my Facebook followers to let me know if anyone actually liked any of my content. You guys lifted me up by telling me that some of you enjoy my content. Someone also suggested that I talk a little bit more about
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