Eliana Osborn

My main reason for doing reading testing, enduring a bus ride to a field trip about weapons engineering, and other thrills? Stalking.

I’m full of emotions: pride, awe, fear, nerves. The spelling bee first, then the piano recital. Two different kids, same mom. Same me, wanting to prevent my boys from pain and discomfort. Same me, biting my tongue and smiling broadly in support.

In Anchorage, Alaska, there are 5 hours, 27 minutes of daylight on December 21. The good news: The numbers only go up for the next six months. The bad news: December 22 has merely seconds more light.

1. Write a damn letter.

Sometimes the nicest kids turn into whole new people when they come over to your house.

A haircut is a whole lot cheaper than therapy or tattoos or a round-the-world plane ticket.

Your partner will make you want to throw up at some point. Pure, unadulterated disgust.

I wanted to write a book last summer. Then I realized what a terrible goal that was and modified accordingly.

84% of full professors in America are White. In case you were unsure, that does not match the overall makeup of the country or the student body.

Look, Connect Four is not a good game. But it can be over quickly, which is pretty great.