May 2, 2022 Journey is the lone girl on an all-boys basketball team Basketball has always been Journey’s favorite team sport. We first played recreational basketball when Journey was nine. A friend asked us to sign up…
January 18, 2022 Tween/teen vaping is insidious and everywhere Vaping is the latest thing keeping me up at night. If you’ve got a middle school-age kiddo, chances are they’ve already been exposed to…
December 7, 2021 Our child is not struggling with gender identity We’ve been on a wild ride with gender and identity this year in our household. I’m blogging about it, as always, with Xage’s full…
November 19, 2021 The best souvenir I (n)ever purchased What’s the best souvenir you’ve ever purchased? We love to travel in our family, and I like to think that, over the years, I’ve…
November 13, 2021 The saddest little lad in the world What follows is an original work of fiction I wrote recently with Xage’s help. I’m hoping to publish it as a children’s book about…
August 10, 2021 “Mom, please don’t ask me to smile” Recently, our 11 year old told me that my beloved family scrapbook albums and digital photo books are a sham because “in more than…
June 5, 2021 The Lion Girl: original fiction by Xage, 2019 Each year, Olentangy Schools holds the Inklings Writing Competition for grades 3 through 8. Students are invited to submit original works of fiction, argument…
May 22, 2021 The Flames: award-winning original fiction by Xage, 2021 Each year, Olentangy Schools holds the Inklings Writing Competition for grades 3 through 8. Students are invited to submit original works of fiction, argument…
May 17, 2021 Can your 11-year-old do this? Recently, I hired my 11-year-old to be my photographer and shoot assistant. It went even better than expected, so I thought I’d write about…
April 15, 2021 My kid made me pay $20 for a poem Okay, dear readers… it’s funny story time. I originally wrote this as a post on my blog’s Facebook page. I pay for beautiful artwork…
