ASK A STRAY DAD

A totally unqualified,

seriously ill-advised

advice column—

for one would-be adult man.

  • ASK A STRAY DAD: AWAKE IN ALBUQUERQUE

    January 10, 2023 by

    Q: What time is it? What are we doing up? It’s 4:35 on a Tuesday morning. It was even earlier when my brain shook me awake, but it took me a while to look at the clock because first I had to unpack that recurring dream where I really have to use the bathroom but… Read more

  • ASK A STRAY DAD: BLOCKED

    December 14, 2022 by

    Q: SO, WHY HAVEN’T YOU BEEN WRITING? It’s so sweet of my attention-starved psyche to pretend someone’s actually been wondering this. You see— NOT SO MUCH A QUESTION AS BERATING YOU FOR WHATEVER THIS AIMLESS, FRUITLESS, SPINELESS PERIOD OF YOURS IS.  Do you think you could at least let me finish? You’re right: This is—hands-down—the… Read more

  • ASK A STRAY DAD: EMOTION SICKNESS

    January 25, 2023 by

    Q: You went to Universal Studios? How was Harry Potter World? By the time the broom lifted me off the ground for the second ride around, I just knew breakfast was pulling an Eggs Benedict Arnold, and that I was in deep, deep trouble.  The hard part should’ve been over. Our newly minted 21-year-old hated… Read more

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