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

“Assholes with wings” as Dusty Craig styles them — Deb, my wife, is in fear of stinging things (all lumped under the category of “bees”) after bad experiences in her youth. …

Class of 1972 Reunion — DEB: That was so much fun, honey, thank you! ME: Thank you, Debster, I could never have done it without you! DEB: Well, hopefully you wouldn’t try. I’d feel left out! It was a good day Saturday. Not that other days are bad days — yet—but as functional days go…

…and stuff in between — I am walking up our driveway as Deb pulls up and into the garage. She’s been helping a friend of ours (Nancy) pack up to move north. Nancy’s husband is already working up there, and has hours not conducive to providing a high level of assistance, so Deb is helping…

You light up my life! — Dennett’s partner in crime (and life), Captain Argentina, likes to dance. Dennett has documented this (with photos!) so I have no reason to doubt it. …

While you were far and away — Last night in our bed I felt you stir beside me— not heavily, more like when you stretch a leg or your hip is bothering you— and it made me feel safe and loved to know that you were within arm’s reach and I could touch you or hold you or kiss you if I needed to……

Three stories of danger and suspense from my past, two of which actually happened — Ann Litts tagged me for a writing challenge: Sweet Little Lies How well do you really know me??annlitts.medium.com Write three tales (major, minor, trivial, whatever) of my life. Two would be the truth and nothing but the truth. One would be a complete fabrication. (Mary McGrath kicked this off, btw.) So without further ado, three catastrophic incidents from my life…

I have become aware, of late, that the road before has rather less distance than the road behind… — I have been reading pieces by people talking of dreams they had in their youth, and how their dreams have changed, or were lost, or fallen away. I have been reading of people who felt visible, once, in youth, but now feel old and ignored. I’m not sure as I’ve…

For the biggest city in Alaska, Anchorage has a lovely small-town feel — Previously, on Deb & Jack’s Alaska adventure: Chat with Deb—Is that Mount Denali? (Again?) Okay, universe, once was delightful, three times was a little overboard, but seriously, the joke is getting oldjherlocker.medium.com We woke up in our hotel in Anchorage. DEB: Our last day in Alaska, honey! And I know where we’re going for breakfast!