Category Archives: parenting

Monday Musings: The Day I Fell In Love With Baseball

Posted on July 27, 2020 by dbjackson

I was seven years old, the youngest child by far in a household that revered baseball. I didn’t remember the exact date, but today we live in an age of marvels, and all I had to do was Google a … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: Covid-19 Anger Redux

Posted on July 13, 2020 by dbjackson

Back in mid-April, I wrote a post about the pandemic that drew a bit of attention. In it I expressed a good deal of anger. Anger at claims that the virus was not as bad as some were making it … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: Speaking Out

Posted on June 29, 2020 by dbjackson

In the spring of my senior year in college, an event took place on campus that changed me forever. It was called a Speak-Out, and it was organized by the school’s Women’s Center. Those running the Speak-Out set up an … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: Thinking of My Dad on Father’s Day

Posted on June 22, 2020 by dbjackson

I’ve been trying to figure out how to write about my Dad for today’s post, and I find myself struggling. I’m surprised, because it’s not for a lack of affection or great stories. I loved my father and I miss … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: Challenging Ourselves

Posted on June 15, 2020 by dbjackson

I will admit that my first impulse for this Monday Musings post was to write about something other than race and politics. Not because those things aren’t still on my mind. They consume me. But rather because I was thinking, … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: On Race, Privilege, and Uncomfortable Conversations

Posted on June 8, 2020 by dbjackson

As I white progressive, I have struggled with how to write this post. I know that the white progressives in my audience will struggle to read and process it. All of this, I believe, is to the good. This past … Continue reading →

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Writing-Tip Wednesday: A Special Post on Narrative and Creativity

Posted on May 20, 2020 by dbjackson

This is a somewhat longer post than usual, but I hope you’ll read through it. It is the text of an address I gave a few years ago at our local high school to mark the Day of the Book … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: My Mom

Posted on May 11, 2020 by dbjackson

We lost my mother nearly twenty-five years ago. It seems like so much longer, and it seems like yesterday. A cliché, I know, but true. I am the youngest of four children, and by the standards of the time, my parents … Continue reading →

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The South Australia Coast — Photo Friday

Posted on January 3, 2020 by dbjackson

Good morning and welcome to the first installment of Photography Fridays, my new 2020 blogging feature. The point of this is to share with you my passion for photography, which is nearly as strong as my passion for writing. I … Continue reading →

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Beyond the Dark Place: A #HoldOnToTheLight Post

Posted on September 6, 2017 by dbjackson

We traffic in emotion and internal monologue, in the interpretation of sensation and the vagaries of mood and feeling. Most of the time — at least ideally — we can separate our own emotions and thoughts from those of our … Continue reading →

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