pdxgmkShort Story: I’m A Shorts in Winter GuyThe guy in that photo? I am not him in a literal sense. But I am him. I am his brethren. I am his people. I am his compatriot.3 min read·Jan 5, 2021----
pdxgmkThanks, But No ThanksThey come in one after the other, almost every day. They’re form letters and usually the same:4 min read·Dec 8, 2020----
pdxgmkLife (and Eventual Death) as an IntrovertLast weekend my kids were taking part in a golf tournament. On the Saturday I walked with my youngest son. He was playing with two other…6 min read·Oct 14, 2020----
pdxgmkWhen Will It Stop?Today I had a thought — will there ever be a day, a full day, where I don’t think of him again? Where his name doesn’t so much as enter my…3 min read·Oct 1, 2020----
pdxgmkFore!My oldest son was playing in a golf tournament this weekend, at which I bore witness to a scene I still can’t quite process coherently…2 min read·Sep 30, 2020----
pdxgmkTick TockAs someone currently in the midst of one of these situations, herewith is a ranking of things you wait for, ranked from the most…1 min read·Sep 11, 2020----
pdxgmkThe Things I MissWe’re six months into the Covid-19 era. How many times since then have you heard the term “the new normal”? Probably too many to count…2 min read·Sep 1, 2020----
pdxgmkThe Time I Failed My One Job At ChildbirthMy oldest son turns 13 this week, and its led me to reminisce about the time I failed at the one job I had during his birth.3 min read·May 26, 2020----
pdxgmkThe Full Accounting of the Time My Health Exploded“I wonder if it’s lymphoma.”5 min read·May 18, 2020----
pdxgmkIt Doesn’t Matter, But It DoesRight now, March Madness is supposed to be on. I haven’t cared about college basketball in years, haven’t filled out a bracket in two…4 min read·Mar 19, 2020----
