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Coach K, Sports Fandom, and More on My Redneck Past

2016-11-29T17:39:17-05:00

From early childhood through young adulthood, my wife and I lived lives dedicated to sports—she a real and successful athlete (state champion, MVP, honorable mention All-American), and me a sincere, hard-working wanna-be. Our daughter was born in 1989, and I am sure we almost immediately [...]

I was Six When a Man First Touched Me. I Didn’t Speak Up Until I was an Adult

2016-11-29T17:39:17-05:00

There’s a reason why, when a woman whispers her story of sexual abuse, when she writes about it, when she Tweets about it or carries a mattress around on her back, calls the police or a rape crisis line, I believe her. The reason is [...]

Kids Can’t Read Grandma’s Recipe Because It’s In Cursive

2016-11-29T17:39:17-05:00

During one of the recent polar vortex school closings, someone posted on Facebook about having to help her daughters read a recipe card. Her daughters are excellent readers who are in grades 3 and 6. So why couldn't they read the neatly written directions? Well, [...]

Heroin Addiction Sent Me to Prison. White Privilege Got Me Out and to the Ivy League

2016-11-29T17:39:18-05:00

I was a senior at Cornell University when I was arrested for heroin possession. As an addict — a condition that began during a deep depression — I was muddling my way through classes and doing many things I would come to regret, including selling [...]

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