Everyone I know has had a weird teacher. It seems like an unfortunate experience we all share as some kind of uncomfortable rite of passage. The weird teacher isn’t the one who sometimes tells bad jokes or occasionally smells a little of garlic. They’re the one that brings in a plate of brownies with bites …
Books and Being Mad at Babies
I’m a relatively mean, negative person at times, but I’ve never been mad at a baby before they’re even born. I mean, I’ve felt the same thing everyone feels when you’re on an airplane or in a movie and a child is crying, but that anger gets quiet when I realize that me being annoyed …
If There are Infinite Realities
I think the most optimistic people in the world are the ones who believe in infinite realities beyond our own, the people who can look at tragedy and pain and cats who haven’t been fed yet even though you’ve only been away 5 goddam seconds, Moira, and say “well this definitely sucks, but there’s something …