Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

Living

Life is hard. And full. And awesome. Live it.

  • As I wrote nearly two weeks ago, I’ve been playing in two different sandboxes and it is time to consolidate. I gave myself two weeks to decide and to encourage you all to continue to receive upcoming posts by signing up for my newsletter. This will assure you of making the transition with me. I’ve…

  • I’m currently blogging in two spots. But they’re both me. And I’m struggling. If you haven’t yet been to my self-hosted site Drew Writes, you should. I’d love for you to check it out. The smarter thing for me to do would be to move this one to a self-hosted site and blog in one place. You…

  • I know you were the biggest snow pile by my home in years. A mountain, really. Quite powerful and treacherous. Mighty. You lasted, and grew through the winter. And I see you are still holding out hope. Your friends have all gone. It’s just you now. Your former glory: a memory. You don’t have much left. Don’t…

  • Lizzie claimed she could hear them speaking. They called to her. They conversed. They wanted to play tag. The frightening psychological undercurrent of “The Grove” on The Walking Dead, which I spoke to last week, still lingers with me. I was reminded again as I read this humorous reflection on the zombie church by John…

  • Dinner #1

    My Mom requested a visit. Not really something my Mom does. But since she’s doing chemo, she’s allowed. Yes, cancer. Aggressive. And to be fair, I offered. So I’m visiting my Mom and Dad. Mom’s other request was that I come up and make dinner. I get to set the menu. A lesser man would…

  • My daughter wrapped me around her finger before she could grab things and twist them. Before she could even see more than two feet in front of her face. She lights up my world when she greets me at the door and when I pick her up from school. For her, I argue with the…