In a world built increasingly of emojis and avatars, dads are the real deal.
Category: Millennials
Lunch With Papa
Meet Catty Cakes, who drinks her lunch and loves her grandpa.
Carpe Eat ‘Em
Yep, that’s an In-N-Out burger. Yep, I made it at home. My greatest influence as a writer? Calvin & Hobbes. Like them, my cheeky goal is to make language “a complete impediment to understanding.” You know, like Twitter. That’s why I continue to verb some nouns and noun some verbs. Soon, I also hope to … Continue reading Carpe Eat ‘Em
The Senior Prom
The biggest thing about prom these days is the invite, which is elaborate.
You Glow, Girl
I couldn’t resist brushing my thumb against the softness of her brow. Next to hers, my skin looks like Russian farm land.
Moms, Old and New
I never met a weekend I didn’t like
Oh Baby…
The bassinet is so old, cheap veneer hadn’t been invented yet.
Hold Me, I’m Irish
Oy, the Irish. We glow like porch lights and think we can talk our way out of every traffic ticket.
The G-String Grammys
I kept my mouth shut initially. I’ve always prided myself on a rather pagan value system, tolerant of nudity and subversives…the snide outbursts of youth.
Packed Planes
I am glad now that I bribed my kids their entire lives. Nothing major, just a series of cumulative parental gestures: shoes, shelter, cake, college.