Two years ago, my nearly-three-year-old son Eli had a very specific Christmas list: A door Some steps A hardware store Toast Rocks…
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Storytime
Hold On to the Light
My friend Jesse is a dancer. We met in seventh grade and I’ve seen him dance everywhere since. Even then,…
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Once in a Blue Moon: Part 4
So. What was behind that access panel? Whatever could it be? BAT NUMBER SEVEN. Three bats in our place, plus…
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Once in a Blue Moon: Part 3
So, where were we? Ah, yes. Bat number three had just been removed from our residence. Because animal control is…
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Once in a Blue Moon: Part 2
Wednesday afternoon the Montgomery County Health Department called to tell me that the bat I caught tested positive for rabies…
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Once in a Blue Moon: Part 1
At one point during the past week Ryan actually said the following sentence out loud in complete seriousness: I know…
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