From the desk
Ten short essays.
The books are the long version. These are kitchen-table pieces on coming out, inner bullying, and showing up — in Sonora, Kentucky, and wherever the talk is needed.
September 2026 · 5 min
How do we talk politics without hating the other side?
About a third of us have already cut somebody off over politics. You can talk without turning the neighbor into a cartoon.
The lesson: Say what you fear. Ask what they fear. Leave the scoreboard.
September 2026 · 7 min
What inner homophobia actually feels like
The quieter room in your head—editing your own story, waiting for permission, and why the first bully you may need to stop is yourself.
The lesson: You do not owe a speech. You owe yourself one true sentence.
September 2026 · 7 min
How to talk to a kid about a bully at school
Plain steps for parents and teachers when a kid names a bully—playground, jokes, hallway, and the quieter voice kids use on themselves.
The lesson: Believe the report. Name it. Pick one Monday move.
September 2026 · 5 min
A coworker keeps calling it “just a joke.” Is that bullying?
When “just a joke” is cover for a pattern at work.
The lesson: Call the pattern. Then pick one small move for Monday.
August 2026 · 4 min
The bully inside the closet
Inner homophobia is still bullying. It just happens in a quieter room — the one you carry after the hallway goes still.
The lesson: The first person who has to stop bullying you is you.
August 2026 · 4 min
The cartoon bully is a lie
Textbook definitions keep selling a kid, a lunchroom, a shove. Real bullying is more boring — and more durable — than that.
The lesson: The bullying that lasts is quieter than a shove.
August 2026 · 3 min
A week you can actually live
Hectic schedules steal the little pleasures that were already here. Happiness, in this house, is seven small practices — not a mountain to climb.
The lesson: A happier week is a practice, not a personality.
August 2026 · 3 min
Why the signed copy matters
Amazon will get you a book by Thursday. A signed paperback from the kitchen table takes a few extra days — and it has a person on the other end.
The lesson: The book is the long version of a sentence you can use.
August 2026 · 4 min
A bullying prevention speaker who will actually show up
I live in Sonora, Kentucky — Hardin County. I will get on a plane. The talk is not a slogan. It is the same work as the books, said out loud.
The lesson: The talk is the same work as the books, said out loud.
August 2026 · 3 min
You only have to stop lying to the page
Coming-out stories do not all start with a parade. A lot of them start with one sentence you have been avoiding — written down, not performed.
The lesson: Start with one true sentence.