It's mostly the distance between us that makes the right words hard to find. But it's the failure to find words--any words--that increases the distance between us.
Author: stsampson
Writer, husband, father, drummer, and would-be wise old wizard--not necessarily in that order. Founder of Better Word Partners LLC.
Who Needs this Learning Stuff?
Dear Daughters, As you went back to school this week, one of you posed the question kids have been asking since the dawn of educational time: "when am I ever going to use this stuff?" You had in mind the contents of your lessons: the facts of history and the functions of algebra. But when …
3 Bits of Advice from Grandma
Dear Daughters, Sixteen years ago this week, my mother died from ovarian cancer. She was 59. All week, I've been thinking about what she would say to you now, if she could stop by for dinner some night. She would tell you how proud she was, for sure. She would gush about how smart and …
Why Parenting Has No App
In a world of scalable solutions and networked knowledge, parenting still feels messy and old fashioned--for good reason.
What You’re Hearing Is Less than The Truth
But it isn't all a pack of lies, either.
4 Things I Expect from You
Note: the things I expect may not be exactly what you expected.
Customer Service: A True Story
The lesson I learned about service from a mysterious, far-away woman.
A Letter from Abroad
Rare things are typically more valuable than common ones. Communications included.
We Live in a Sliver
No matter where on earth you go, you're less than an hour's drive from outer space.
Forget the Pictures, Remember the Kindness
When we try to capture memories in pictures, we may well be forgetting something.
