Category: Life
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A Casual Gender Reveal
This is a casual gender reveal to all my extended family and friends to let them know some very exciting news. We’re going to have a boy! We wanted to know early, mostly because we are impatient, but also a little to set ourselves up for success. It does not matter what genitalia our baby…
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Holiday Spirit
Whenever we enter a new season, there are specific things that make me feel festive. During October, that means visiting a Spirit Halloween, even if I do not buy much. During Christmas for many people, that means putting lights on a tree and singing along to Mariah Carey. When I was a kid, if it…
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Of Teeth & Dreams: Excerpt
As of Thanksgiving, I completed my NanoWrimo goal and finished the first draft of my new book, Of Teeth and Dreams. It started as a short story and now has a full life of its own. I am very excited with the way it turned out, though it will be a few drafts before I…
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Life Update
With the beginning of the holiday season, the weeks are getting busier and busier. So I thought I would give a quick life update. The weather here in San Francisco has been crazy because of the atmospheric river that struck the area this week. According to SFGate, the North Bay has received more than twelve…
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Becoming a Dad
It is my great pleasure to announce publicly that we are pregnant. I say “we” because even though I am not dealing with daily nausea and 40+ weeks of discomfort, I am involved in this process. Planning My wife and I have been talking about having a baby for a the past year or two…
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Tea, anyone?
Tea and warm drinks are one of the top rewards I use to motivate myself to write. But I love tea in general, consuming 2-3 cups per day — sometimes more when the days gets cold. Of course, each tea has a different time of day for drinking. Morning Black Tea #1 Chai is my…
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Setting Up the Classroom
After 5 weeks of school, I finally feel like my classroom is coming together. I have been adding color, positivity, and meaningful decoration to the room for the past few weeks. I talked a little about teaching last month, but I am proud of how things are turning out and wanted to show off some…
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Writing Habits
Words haunt the dreams of authors, asleep or awake. They are finnicky, sassy, and beautiful. So I want to share a little about how I capture them. Where: My favorite place to go, especially when starting a new project, is a cafe. Recently that place has been Peet’s: great coffee and room to wade into…
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Back to School
This last week was Back to School week, and it was a doozy. For context, I taught for the past five years at a small rural Oregon High School with 120 students. This year I’m teaching at a large urban California Middle School with nearly ten times the number of students. Maybe that’s all I…
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A Year in Retrospect
My blog has been live for a year as of June 16th. It’s exciting. I reached 45 posts before then, and I have proved to myself that I can do this writing, publishing thing. In the past I have had a hard time keeping up with social media and posting consistently. I’m not sure exactly…
