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Young Artist: August, 2013 26 Aug 2013 | 11:57 pm
Text conversation between the girl (at her mom’s) and me (half in the bag at a distillers and brewers tasting event): Simone: Hey Dad look I drew a thing! (Illustration of favorite anime character) Er...
One Child: July, 2013 31 Jul 2013 | 09:34 pm
A couple summers ago, I had one of those perfect first dates, where you go to bed afterward knowing your life has fundamentally changed for the better. We’d sort of known each other for a few years, c...
The 13th Clock: June, 2013 28 Jun 2013 | 12:41 am
Way back in the fall of 2010, I had a dream that I wrote a novel called The 13th Clock. I saw the cover art, and my name at the bottom. When I awoke, I had no idea what this book would be about, but I...
How Not to Set up Your Friends: May, 2013 30 May 2013 | 02:33 am
It happens with the best of intentions. You have friends. They’re single and looking for love. So why not try to set them up with people you know? The sentiment is beautiful and generous, and should n...
Best Pal: April, 2013 2 May 2013 | 12:56 am
The snowflakes alighting on our eyelashes and winter coats were as big as corn flakes, and felt as heavy, too. For a late April snowstorm, the wind that cut through the space just above our coat colla...
Teenager: March, 2013 19 Mar 2013 | 08:06 pm
We were driving to school last week, daylight savings responsible for pushing sunrise back to the spot where the glare driving east mucked up early morning traffic for almost a mile. The predawn sky w...
V-Day: February, 2013 14 Feb 2013 | 09:17 pm
I cannot remember my last Valentine’s Day date. The closest thing in memory is a sushi dinner with Simone and The Peach at least five years ago. It was a wintry Thursday evening, and we were seated at...
5.5: January, 2013 1 Feb 2013 | 02:19 am
It was one of those unseasonably warm evenings in Denver. The winter sun had just melted into low-slung clouds that were hugging the mountains, lighting them up in a halo of orange and silver, and I w...
Deep Winter: December, 2012 24 Dec 2012 | 03:52 am
It’s a warm day in Denver (nearly 60 degrees), a breeze blowing the last shreds of autumn’s leaves around, the sun reflecting off the Platte River and through the windows of the only Starbucks in the ...
Dinogirl: November, 2012 28 Nov 2012 | 05:24 am
I'm on another airplane. This one is taking me to London, by way of Dulles. It's a crowded, Thanksgiving week flight, where the 30 square inches of real estate that is the shared armrest has launched ...
