“Uh oh.” I said. This didn’t look good.
The day had started out promising. It was an early Sunday Morning and no one in my house was awake. I sat in the living room, watching television and eating Cap’n Crunch™, which is strictly forbidden in my house. But like I said no one was awake yet [...]

“Children of light and sound.” I was repeating what my mother had just said because I liked the way it sounded. “That’s pretty. What does it mean?” My mother, who is a semi-retired high school teacher, explained, “It’s what I call your generation. You all were the first to grow up with Sesame Street and [...]

The setting is the dinner table. My daughter, Taylor is 9. My son Morgan is 7. My wife Tricia is 40.
Me: Who is this Steven you were talking about?
Taylor: He’s a boy at school.
Morgan: Yeah. He’s a boy who acts like a girl and he snaps his fingers in people’s faces. (He continues eating.)
Taylor: [...]

Julie at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans. 
We were sitting in the RV, waiting for the photo crew to set up the next shot. I was using the WiFi to check email and transcribe a story from my notebook to The Chronicles. (I know, it’s weird that I actually use a notebook. But I am [...]

Carmen in New Orleans
“Who is this Bob you keep talking about?” I asked Heather. “Bob is my father.” She said. It was my third year in college. I met Heather Ireland in Allen Hall at The University of Illinois. “You call your father by his first name?” I asked. “Yes…” She thought for a second. [...]