Essays on creative leadership,
culture, and the human side of work.
Published weekly, with an original illustration. Two series: Becoming and Advisory Notes.
“What can you tell me about your relationship with your family?” Strange is the first word that comes to mind. I adjust myself in the chair, knowing Lana sees right through me, afraid I’ll sound ungrateful if I say what I think. I was adopted. They’re all dead. I’m angry. And I feel guilty being…
It’s Thursday, I’m sixteen. Schools out, and I’m pounding down the hall at speed –– hoping I don’t get nailed for running as I hit the crash bar, slamming the door back harder than intended, hoping I can outrun any repercussions as I exit. Running hard across the asphalt playground –– with its weeds growing…
My mother’s thoughts and feelings from the past. The covers are leather. Dark red leather. Green leather. Occasionally, pink leather. A few had little straps to hold them closed, with a lock. All worn from years of handling. All smelling of old paper slowly breaking down. Little books with lines and dates. Some had places…
I’m in the process of writing a memoir. This piece is from that effort. I’m posting it now because the Burnley School building has been torn down in the last few days. It was interview day. The street was wet with light rain. Gray sky. I’d stopped at the light just across from the school.…