A guide to some of the things I’ve published on Medium and elsewhere. — Conversations with My Wife Conversations with My Wife (collection) The collected conversations, in case you liked some and want to read more.medium.com Lessons & Observations I Like Being Married One weird guy’s experience being married to his best friend(s)byrslf.co Start With a Partnership Romance is good, friendship is good, but a romantic relationship has got to be a working partnershipmedium.com

Looking ahead. Maybe more like glancing ahead… — ME: We’re going to need new bedroom furniture. DEB: Because…? ME: Not right now! But before we go to [retirement home]. So maybe we should start thinking about it? We like our main bedroom. We’ve lived in the MBR for almost 21 years now, and the only major change (after…

“Bye, you!” “Bye, you!” — If you haven’t read Part 1, do it now. Nerd Romance—The Farewell (Part 1) “Hey, you.” “Hey, you.”jherlocker.medium.com tl;dr: K and his sister are about to depart for their new home in New York state, leaving E and their old home and friends behind. “Thanks, Mr. Baker!” Jenn yelled across the street as she saw their soon-to-be-former neighbor retrieve…

“Hey, you.” “Hey, you.” — This is yet another chapter in a series I “finished” last year, but my characters kept talking to me. Then Roz Warren convinced me into fill out the series into a book, so now I’m working on that. …

If it’s Year #2, is it a tradition yet? — Last year we went on a raiding party. It was Gail Boenning’s fault. She suggested leaving postcards at neighbors who had nice-looking holiday displays, thanking them. Conversation with My Wife (181) Tramping around in the cold and dark. I blame Gail Boenning.¹medium.com So this year we decided to do it again. Only we waited until after Christmas this time. Because, um…

Women holding up the world — “Porcelain doll”? no, rather a polycarbonate caryatid holding up the roof the foundation the community the world Unbreakable Chip-proof Indefatigable is she a porcelain doll? no, she is a titanium pillar supporter of worlds you carry us all So Tre L. Loadholt wrote a poem about a man who called…

“Did he tell you he hates ‘Waiting for Godot’?” — This is yet another chapter in a series I “finished” last year, but my characters kept talking to me. Then Roz Warren convinced me into fill out the series into a book, so now I’m working on that. …

“Almost done!” “With THAT catalog pile, you mean?” “What…?” — For those joining us late: during breakfast, we like to look through catalogs we get in the mail. Mostly to make fun. Sometimes for the chuckles. DEB: $50 for flannel PJs? Sorry, “only” $50! ME: Well, it’s either $50 wasted for something in which no one will see you, or…

Christmas traditions! (Um… kinda) — ME: Mark Starlin is asking people to share Christmas memories. I thought I would share the story of “Presents from Santa Only Come in Tissue Paper.” Share Your Childhood Christmas Memories Or your childhood Holiday Season memoriesmarkstarlin.medium.com DEB: Ooh! Yes! Remember to mention about the baby doll stroller! And how I couldn’t put who the presents were for, because Jackson would…