The Race to a Better Matchstick
A long time ago, I went to Russia. I met, fell in love with, and married my translator. Not long […]
November 2023
Life
Visa Application
For a long time after the American Embassy in Moscow denied her request for a visa, I thought about getting
Broken Legs and Priorities
The impact threw me from the motorcycle into the air in the opposite direction of the way we had been
Life
Gas Station
I’m probably 15 or 16 years old, riding around the metropolis of Saraland, Alabama, with two guys I knew from
Managing Expectations
I tell my wife and daughters all the time to manage their expectations. Whether it’s a new job, new boyfriend,
Life
Russian Gasoline
My translator’s mother, who had a broken leg at the time, hops into the small Russian made car, which looks
Life
Never Rescue Frogs (They’re Evil)
I am sitting on the couch in the lobby of our local gym because I rescued a frog. Now, normally,
Not a Singer
At the end of the year in elementary school, the band teacher at the middle school arrived to test us,
Life
Hello New Zealand
My dad is on the top of a 40-foot pine tree next to our house, but it’s okay. No, really.
Life
Russian Sweet Tea
“You’re doing this wrong.” Don’t you get tired of these stupid headlines? I do! You’re Eating Apples All Wrong You’re