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Echoes of My Father

I wrote this blog post when Stella was five. Thoughts of my father have been coming up again as I'm now the age he was when he died by suicide and Naomi…

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January 30, 2023

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As the Clouds Hung Heavy

Ten years later, my mom asked my older brother and me to take our cat to a friend’s farm and shoot him. Are children whose parents can pay their bills put in that situation?

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February 15, 2021

Dad On His Feet

When Childhood Trauma Comes Back as a Parent

At times, it's like two positive ends of magnets pushing each other apart as they try to come together.

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November 21, 2019

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I’m a technologist, librarian, writer, and father currently working in the Libraries at Boston College.

(6/12/2024)

Remember to run towards your goals to make progress. Don’t run away from problems to try to make things better.
(4/1/2024)

“Why Did This Guy Put a Song About Me on Spotify” – if you have kids you may have stumbled across one of Matt Farley’s thousands of songs through Siri or Alexa.
(1/8/2024)

I keep asking questions to my AI tool, Melville, which I trained on public domain writings from the 1800s and it only responds, “I’d prefer not to.”
(12/28/2023)

Sitting in a tiny Neil Young-themed coffee shop in Paris run by a Japanese couple.
(11/29/2023)

5th week of the new job. Toured the Bapst Library today. Bundled up from the cold weather.
(10/23/2023)

First day at Boston College!
(9/21/2023)

Each fall the coats on the hooks get a little longer.
(9/15/2023)

Hurricane Lee is coming up the coast. Rain, wind, and flooding in Boston?
(8/22/2023)

Tesla Syndrome and Enshittification seem to be two articles in conversation with each other.
(8/18/2023)

Rainy and the kids are away with their grandparents.