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Perfect normal

Posted on October 25, 2014 by The Episcolic

This is such a perfect Saturday morning. Poppy and Ace are playing sweetly together in their room, both in their underwear, because that’s how they roll. I can hear them discussing the tablet game they’re playing, something with pictures of … Continue reading →

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Say My Name, Say My Name

Posted on May 8, 2014 by The Episcolic

There’s a little box you can check at the end of the divorce petition: “wife requests to be known as her former name.” You check the box, fill in your “former” name, and just like that, as soon as your … Continue reading →

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The Feast of the Resurrection

Posted on April 28, 2014 by The Episcolic

It’s a little lonely around Casa de Episcoplic tonight. The kids are with Lou. I have laundry and tidying I could be doing, but… I don’t feel like it. A dear friend once told me I’m a Social Sim. It’s … Continue reading →

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Love Never Ends

Posted on April 10, 2014 by The Episcolic

My deep philosophizations of late have been about love.   The familiar passage from I Corinthians on love, popular at weddings (including my own), tells us,   Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or … Continue reading →

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I Want Daddy

Posted on February 19, 2014 by The Episcolic

So, yeah. I’m not gonna lie. This shit is hard. It’s not all epiphanies and profundity and adolescent anthems. Sometimes it’s tantrums and tears and doubt with days I slog through feeling like I suck at everything. Today was a … Continue reading →

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Age of Christ

Posted on May 13, 2013 by The Episcolic

My 33rd birthday was last month. April 20th; 4/20. It’s a really interesting birthday to have. I share it with at least three friends, plus Mother Angelica and Hitler. In addition to being known as everyone’s favorite day to smoke pot, … Continue reading →

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Poppy, Toofy, and the Rescue

Posted on April 8, 2013 by The Episcolic

My five-year-old, Poppy, had a tooth extracted by the dentist today. The tooth, a molar, had  had a cavity filled some time ago. And then the filling broke, and then there was a repair, and an infection, and an abscess, … Continue reading →

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On nursing toddlers.

Posted on September 5, 2012 by The Episcolic

At our table in high school photography class, my friend Sarah shocked us when she revealed that her sister, who was probably 2 or 3 at the time, was still breastfeeding. This child was old enough to walk over to … Continue reading →

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