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Life Is a True Story

On June 11, 2017September 16, 2017 By Steve SampsonIn Fatherly Advice4 Comments

Your life is a story you get to write. You have to be true to the hard realities, but there's room for artistic license.

Expect to Be Misunderstood 

On January 14, 2017November 20, 2017 By Steve SampsonIn Words to the WiseLeave a comment

Sometimes it seems like we're speaking different languages. And that's because we are, even when we aren't.

How Life on the Moon Gave Birth to the Sun

On December 23, 2016January 3, 2024 By Steve SampsonIn Words to the WiseLeave a comment

Think fake news is a serious issue? You're right. Think it's a recent invention? Not quite.

Go Ahead, Judge Me

On December 11, 2016November 20, 2017 By Steve SampsonIn Fatherly Advice1 Comment

I think we should spend less time saying "don't judge," and more time saying "judge wisely." Here's why.

2 Ways to Know Bo (and Each Other)

On December 11, 2016November 20, 2017 By Steve SampsonIn Words to the WiseLeave a comment

The two basic types of English nouns point to two basically different types of knowledge. Here's what each can teach us about how to know each other.

Listen Skeptically

On November 28, 2016September 24, 2026 By Steve SampsonIn Words to the WiseLeave a comment

In 20 years as a writer and editor, I've learned to give everyone the benefit of my doubts-or at least to try.

If You Can Read This, Thank Ms. Aspinall 

On November 19, 2016November 20, 2017 By Steve SampsonIn Formative Memories26 Comments

This week, I paused to think about the things I have to be thankful for--and remembered a teacher from Annandale High School.

Finding the Right Words

On September 10, 2016November 20, 2017 By Steve SampsonIn Words to the Wise2 Comments

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.

What You’re Hearing Is Less than The Truth

On August 14, 2016November 20, 2017 By Steve SampsonIn Words to the WiseLeave a comment

But it isn't all a pack of lies, either.

A Letter from Abroad

On July 24, 2016September 24, 2026 By Steve SampsonIn Words to the Wise2 Comments

Rare things are typically more valuable than common ones. Communications included.

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