My graduation essay in Grown and Flown

It's sunny and 80 degrees and I'm sitting on the couch in my living room. Here in Maine we get about a dozen of these days per year, if we're lucky. I asked my son if he wanted to go to the lake but he said no. He's now in his room sorting his Pokeman cards. Oh well, he's focused and quiet. I may sit on the back deck and read. Or maybe I'll just take a nap.

I recently had an essay that I wrote about my son's high school graduation published on the website Grown and Flown. It's called Graduation and the Heart-Rending Optimism of Youth. I like this one, if I do say so myself (and I do). And here's a picture of the family after graduation:

I also had an essay accepted by the site Ripped Jeans and Bifocals, which I will share when it is published. I've apparently discovered the parenting / aging market. It's usually what I write about in my columns for the Sanford News, so it's really not a stretch for me.

Well, I think I'll go take that nap now. I will definitely not take so long between posts next time.