What details of your life could you pay more attention to? Three moments, caught before they slipped away — reminders that love and wonder often whisper, not shout.Life moves like weather — quick, familiar, and somehow always surprising.Most days we stand in its wind, meaning to notice, but not quite seeing.Then a photograph, a sound,... Continue Reading →
Romance, With a Side of Dust
Daily writing promptWhat's your definition of romantic?View all responses Because real love rarely wears clean boots. Imagine a white-fenced farmhouse, warm in the golden hour.Woods whisper off to the side.A lone cow stares across the field like she owns it.It’s the kind of scene you’d call romantic—a quiet, glowing stillness. Romantic—until you step closer. But... Continue Reading →
The Boy Who Painted a Lie: A Tale of Dragons and Compost
Daily writing promptWhat’s the one luxury you can’t live without?View all responses Where final exams are marked in chalk and truth lingers in the silence after the bell. An Art Room Parable of Grades, Truth, and the Scent of Soil There was once a boy named Jaleel who swore he always did his work.He said... Continue Reading →
The Muse Who Inspired this: A Tribute to Lindsey
How one woman’s fierce faith, clarity, and quiet power is helping me find my voice, my peace, and the man I am becoming. This is Forming 2.0. Why This Story, Why Now After 37 years of teaching—elementary kids, middle schoolers, high school teens, and college students—I’ve learned that stories aren’t just memories. They’re maps. They... Continue Reading →
Rewatching Life: From Gilligan’s Island to Middle-earth
Daily writing promptWhat movies or TV series have you watched more than 5 times?View all responses How Movies Shape Our Traditions, Gather Us Together, and Remind Us We’re Part of a Bigger Story As a kid, movies and TV weren’t just entertainment; they were events, shaping how I saw the world. Some were pure escape... Continue Reading →
All of Them
Daily writing promptWhat books do you want to read?View all responses What Books Do I Want to Read? If I’m being honest, the answer is all of them. Every book, every story, every word that has the potential to shape me, challenge me, and transform me into a better version of myself calls out to... Continue Reading →