At bedtime reading, I tried to make my kids do a close reading of a passage about a bird. What I got was: “Stop it with that English stuff!”

I’m at career day for my sixth grader’s school and the primary thing I’ve learned is that only dads have careers.

I've come across A LOT of good 17th- and 18th-century Quaker names over the past 3.5 years, as I've worked on my thesis. Now that my thesis is done and submission is near, it's time to share the more than 90 wildest early Quaker names I've found (in alphabetical order):

Henry James’s Christopher Newman is giving off that Hinge guy who leads with “I’m a really bad texter.” I know James could write a good letter.

Patricia Lockwood roasting male writers is one of my favorite genres.

“Mom, you’re very, very patient. Like, too patient. It’s a bad thing.”

Sometimes I tell people stories of all the bats I’ve dealt with in houses over the years and they act like this is a crazy thing that never happens. And then I’m not sure if they are an alien or I am.

Next time I decide to multi-task by voting in the middle of a run, remind me that stepping into an air conditioned building causes all the sweat to pour out of you. Ohio, you have my very sweaty no vote on Issue 1. And apologies to the poll worker who had to handle my license

My planner of a 9 year old: “Mom, when I move out of the house, can you schedule my first dentist appointment six months out so I don’t have to do it myself?” Just thinking ahead…

Today is Election Day to #VoteNoOnIssue1. Make your plan to vote!

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From WVU Provost Office: English Dept: Revenue from tuition ALONE is avg $2M HIGHER per year than expenses. World Lang Linguistics Lit Dept: Revenue over $800k HIGHER per year than expenses. Together, they make WVU nearly $3M/yr. Why in the world would they cut that?! Invest!

I love my little college. Thank you to our Ag faculty for being willing to get sprayed to save baby skunks. 🦨💚

Hey, Ohio! I just voted yes on Issue 1. The right to make my own reproductive choices has profoundly shaped my personal and professional life. Let’s give that to our kids, too, please. Vote yes on Issue 1, Ohioans!

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