Tired Midwest Parents

Awkward. Grateful. Exhausted.

Rivers, Writing: A Haiku

Water. Time. Passing.Incredibly loud exhale.Get to it young one.It’s raining near home.Cautious commute slows comfort.Waiting, turn signal.The price is higher.A coffee, a mug, a seat.The river wanders.Breeze blows leaves in view.Brief inspiration springs forth.Dead bee pulls focus.Neighbors talk invades.Make light of sobriety.What is…

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To Do(Lists) or Not to Do(Apps)

Stop scrolling the App Store for the perfect solution to all of your productivity problems. You already know the answer to how you’ll address your constant struggle to live the life you want. You know there is no magic spell in a multi…

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Back to School Haiku

On a new cornerThey play through shared excitement A storm is comingLogistics let downOur children wander the streetWho will sit with you?Energy spills overTalk of teachers, table matesWe begin againThe grass screams so greenAs they shuffle at the sightFuture approachesA hug, a high…

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“When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained.”

— Mark Twain, 1898