It’s not really about the number “40” but more about the severe contraction of that expansive world I envisioned at 30.

Now that the one thing I said could bring me back to the Washington NFL team—Dan Snyder selling it—has happened, it's time to return to the fold. Or is it?

I knew Tonya was ill—she’d told me as much before our March call a few weeks ago. But I didn’t know it was the untreatable kind of ill. 

There *is* a way to get people to actually read development content: balance the celebration of a donor's impact while telling compelling stories about the people, places, and ideas their contributions will support.

2019 Kristin wondered whether staying home with TJ would make her a better mom. 2023 Kristin is betting that going back to the grind will make her a better mom. We’ll see who’s right.

This is an excerpt from the first piece of creative nonfiction writing I've ever submitted for publication. I'm still waiting to hear whether it made the cut BUT today is the tenth anniversary of the start of the climactic weekend of the piece, which seemed like a decent reason to put this part of it out into the world.

Where is the line between what's an acceptable flaw and what's not? How do we, as individuals, normalize objectively terrible things in the interest of personal comfort, entertainment, or even love?

I went deep and far more emotional on the name change a year and a half ago when the wheels on this jalopy started turning. As for today's news, I'll be much briefer—and more cynical.

Take your small child out in the snow, they said! It'll be fun, they said! (They neglect to tell you about the getting them dressed, part.)

Many of us, especially those of us with small children, could use something to help us endure this cold, dark, and depressing chapter of the pandemic. Here are a few podcasts that may fit that bill.

We *can* tell better fundraising stories, and it doesn't have to hurt. I share lessons learned from the trenches in this post for Donor Relations Guru.

We *can* tell better fundraising stories, and it doesn't have to hurt. I share lessons learned from the trenches in this post for Donor Relations Guru.