Category Archives: Family

Locke Epic: Part II (prose summary)

Unfortunately, the manuscript for the second half of the epic referenced in the previous post has never been discovered, although rumour holds it to have been damaged beyond recognition in a great fire sometime during the 14th Century, much like … Continue reading

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Locke Epic: Part I

So. Thus starts my sky-journey, Early boarding onto this bird of steel. No morning sleep for Mr. Locke! Cramped seating and cold cushions Are little comfort. Leaving ground-friends And beautiful, baby-filled wife sadly behind, Like book legends–Beowulf and Odysseus– I … Continue reading

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Drum Roll, Please…

Thanks for waiting so patiently, folks. After we left the doctor’s office, we went to lunch, called our parents, then went to Babies ‘R Us and spent three hours registering for all sorts of baby stuff. Finally, we went to … Continue reading

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Waiting…

Today is the day of reckoning. It’s 12:29; Amy and I are sitting in the waiting room of her doctor’s office. In a few minutes we will go in and I’ll get to see for the first time a picture … Continue reading

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Motherhood, Inc.

I’m sitting here in a maternity store, outside the fitting room, while Amy tries on clothes, periodically popping her head through the curtain to send me on a quest for a different size. There are pregnant women everywhere. The few … Continue reading

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