Garden of Children (Sonnet Sunday)
“I know how to spell kindergarten now,”My daughter proclaimed to me with great pride...
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Author: Michael Kwan
Parallelogram Season: A Different Angle
Over the years, I’ve seen several variations on this “parallelogram season”...
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Gratitude List: September 2021
I just realized that it’s been quite a while since I last put together a gratitude list. So,...
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Back to School 2021: Here We Go Again
I had all these plans for the summer. Or, at least I had planned to make some summer plans. And...
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What’s Up Wednesdays: It Reels Good
I know I say this almost every month, but how it already the end of the month again?! When we were...
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Lost Connections, Johann Hari (Sunday Snippet)
All of us have certain innate needs-to feel connected, to feel valued, to feel secure, to feel we...
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The Golden Age Fallacy
“Back in my day,” Grandpa Simpson might begin, “I tied an onion to my belt,...
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Quick Bites: Tendon Kohaku, Tacomio, Old Bavaria Haus
Om nom nom. It’s obvious enough that I like to eat and I think with my stomach. Our family...
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Mind the Gap – The Age Gap, That Is
My brother and I are five years apart. My son and daughter are six years apart. And so, it goes...
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Dear Toxic Positivity
Dear Toxic Positivity, We’ve known each other for a very long time. Over the years,...
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Hi, I'm Michael. By day, I'm a writer and editor. By night, I'm still a writer and editor. I'm also an engaged work-at-home dad, a voracious foodie, an avid traveler, and a thinker who thinks he might be thinking too much. Beyond the Rhetoric is a reflection of my eclectic life, fueled by caffeine and Wi-Fi.
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