A Story About Bravery is the fourth of four installments of a data-laden narrative. The story follows a parent in the fall of 2018 dealing with the conjunction of crises we face. Older brother wants to listen to the story podcast. The host asks, “What are you afraid of?” My ears perk up. I hit […]

The Banality of Survival/Suicide is the third of four installments of a data-laden narrative. The story follows a parent in the fall of 2018 dealing with the conjunction of crises we face. Another October day with temperature prediction in the high 80s. Baby girl and me are driving in our car, fueled by Jurassic period […]

A Panic Event is the second of four installments of a data-laden narrative. The story follows a parent in the fall of 2018 dealing with the conjunction of crises we face. People have all these theories about what is best for babies. Attachment parenting, crying it out, in-between methods. I can understand the theories: if […]

Bee Sighting is the first of four installments of a data-laden narrative. The story follows a parent in the fall of 2018 dealing with the conjunction of crises we face. I like to be helpful. I get out of bed: my wife needs sleep and this sweet baby does not need to breastfeed at 3am. […]

For the sabbatical, and who knows, perhaps going forward, I’ll be blogging regarding resilience at my new blog on ghost. I just reviewed a book about interoception, a key topic for resilience (i.e., life). I am looking but haven’t yet found a conversation or article about the new gene-based study on autism that came out […]