I wrote this essay months ago, just as schools across the country opened amidst a worldwide pandemic, and we faced yet another unique set of challenges in the Storms household. Months later, as 2021 comes to a close and the schools plan to open on schedule starting January 3, 2022 regardless of the dramatic spike [...]
Dear friends, As this last day of the year fast draws to an end (and my kiddos would be the first to remind me that it’s ALSO the end of a *decade*), I want to talk about something that I’ve been thinking about for a while. Which is weird… …because I can’t think of the [...]
Hi, all! If you are family (or easy offended) please stop reading here. For everyone else, it's nearly December! If you know me, you know I don't write poetry, but 2017 is a 'special' sort of year, isn't it? Therefore, I have written a poem. Without further ado... 2017: A Poem 2017, you came, shining [...]
L. Ryan Storms 