Visiting the Lincoln Memorial is powerful. Visiting the Lincoln Memorial with one of our children is priceless. Reminds me of my first visit with my dad in 1988.

A year without a snow day just doesn’t feel right. ao.pressreader.com/article/282011…

Happy #BookBirthday to OZARK DOGS by Eli Cranor! “Raw, gritty, and darkly beautiful noir at its finest. Cranor digs deep into the hard places . . . This is a writer to watch.” —Lisa Unger, New York Times bestselling author of 'Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six'

My column today revisits Colony West and lessons learned there — lessons made relevant again by the March 31 tornado. Memories are safe (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette), Apr 10, 2023 ao.pressreader.com/article/282063…

A visit to Sewanee sparks memories of firefighters - and hope for our newly fire fighting son. arkansasonline.com/news/2023/apr/…

Baseball in Little Rock, particularly on Kavanaugh Field, in today's column. OPINION | STEVE STRAESSLE: Playing the field arkansasonline.com/news/2023/apr/…

My column today: the center can hold. arkansasonline.com/news/2023/apr/…

I just finished Eli Cranor’s OZARK DOGS. How to describe it? Gritty. Surprising. Extremely well written. Awesome. Another great read from this homegrown writer. Well done, Eli. Put it on your summer list, for sure.

Rites of spring: First Communion for our youngest today. And she tolerated dressing up (Ann, that is.)

My son’s visit with the French family that hid his great-grandfather in WWII provides the backdrop of an amazing story of mothers. ao.pressreader.com/article/282149…

My column today honors the UA COEHP Donaldson Scholars and the amazing family that brought the scholarship to fruition. All in the name of future teachers. arkansasonline.com/news/2023/may/…

Here comes Catholic High School for Boys 🏈🏈🏈⭐️ Preps Coach John Fogleman 🎉 See him honored at the June 10 Preps banquet! Join us Catholic Rockets Football #statesbest 🚀 🚀🚀🚀👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

In praise of the middle child. ao.pressreader.com/article/282136…

Days after D-Day: an American bomber, a failed parachute, a French community gives a lesson in honor. Happy 4th! ao.pressreader.com/article/281921…

In praise of Little Rock’s summer nights. ao.pressreader.com/article/281938…

A trip to Tybee Island reminds this teacher that personality is just the beginning. ao.pressreader.com/article/282071…

Anyone who grew up as I did in a small town in Arkansas ought to come hear ⁦Steve Straessle⁩ talk with these two authors this am at 11:30 ⁦Six Bridges Book Festival⁩ ⁦Skip Rutherford⁩

Beautiful tribute and important letter from Melody and Chris Piazza. I hope parents everywhere read it. And, I really hope those parents share it with their high school and college aged kids. An Open Letter to The Sewanee Purple  thesewaneepurple.org/2023/11/06/an-… via The Sewanee Purple

Ann cleaning some important heirlooms before hosting important people. That’s today’s column: ao.pressreader.com/article/282110…

Thank you, Steve Straessle, for this column in AR Democrat-Gazette on my book Carry the Rock. I’m flattered that some dozen years after initial publication, it’s still being read and discussed. (A new revised edition came out last year from Univ. of Arkansas Press.) arkansasonline.com/news/2024/jan/…