By the end of the day, I had turned Aura on to crepes, we’d thoroughly explored the Cannon Beach playground, and we’d made it for a beach sunset with Haystack Rock in the background, but no handmade paper. … More Troy’s 2020, chapter 7 (February 9-15)
We joked with each other, whispering how this was the happiest day of our life. We doted on each other in an over the top kind of way, trying to out cheese your average newlyweds. … More My Week 2019, vol. 45 (November 3-9)
In the ten minutes we were in the classroom, she peed, then moments later returned to drop a deuce. I felt the confusing flood of emotions I imagine most parents feel anytime they nudge their little bird out of the nest. … More My Week 2019, vol. 31 (July 28 – Aug. 3)
With that, a switch flipped in Aura’s head, and she sat down in my lap and cradled her baby in her arms very sweetly. I thought to myself, “oh man, I’m gonna use this,” … More My Week 2019, vol. 29 (July 14-20)
I admired the two women I love so much, just watching them be themselves, unable to hear the or even see them too well, but knowing their motions well enough to fill in the blanks. … More My Week 2019, vol. 22 (May 26 – June 1)
I laughed as my daughter splashed me with her proclivity to lovingly pester which she inherited from me. I knew we had a decent walk back to our car out of the canyon, but I trusted this moment would be enough to get us there. … More My Week 2019, vol. 19 (May 5-11)
I set out to find a local place for lunch that had locals in a long line. I knew it would be good food, I wanted to feel a bit like an insider, and I wanted a line to make me slow down. … More My Week 2019, vol. 18 (April 28 – May 4)
The woman behind the computer at the gate assigned us our own row, because this was also not a full flight. She said, I remember what it was like. It was almost exactly where we had sat before. Jackpot. … More My Week 2019, vol. 8 (Feb 17-23)
For bathtime, Aura and I can be our 2019 selves imagining this is a 1986 bathroom. That’s what art and patchy memories can do for you–you can be in multiple times at once. … More My Week 2019, vol. 7 (Feb 10-16)
I thought, “Why not? How often do I get to be in the room with a senator?” … More My Week 2019, vol. 2 (January 6-12)
The Adventures of Troy Taylor 