Anyone who knows that both President Biden and former President Trump have already won enough delegates to clinch their parties nominations may be wondering about Connecticut’s upcoming (April 2nd) Presidential Preference Primary, “why should I vote in an election where the winner has already been decided?” It’s a great question! Read More
Reading to my pregnant wife’s womb for the first time set in process an artistic transformation that now has me wandering the countryside with a Connecticut Poetry Society tote bag sharing my poems about parenting, pregnancy and babies. Read More
During one of our many conversations on Gratitude last month (my daughter’s pre-K theme), something flipped inside my brain and I started thinking about my hearing challenges in a whole new way.
This inspired me to share my experience with Connecticut newspaper readers hoping that some might not only relate to my hearing frustrations, but also relate to my newfound perspective thereby lightening themselves of that burden. Read More
I’m deeply honored to be invited back as a keynote speaker at the National At-Home Dad Network’s annual convention: HomeDadCon.
It will be an interactive keynote full of moments for members to share their own stories alongside mine as we talk about the magical parts of childhood. Read More
Ridgefield Poet Laureate Barb Jennes’ online poetry series showcases talent from throughout Connecticut to supportive and engaged audiences every month.
I am proud to represent my community in Poets from Connecticut’s Four Corners: Father’s Day Edition on Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at 7 PM.
Registration is open to all. Read More
In this People and Their Poems podcast interview, I discuss my work-in-progress – Baby Bump: Poems For and About Expecting Parents.
I hope you enjoy hearing how my life’s journey led to serving as a stay-at-home dad to a 4-year-old girl and 2-year-old boy, how my artist’s journey led to poetry, and how I’m focusing them both to cheer on expecting parents by encouraging dads to get involved at the earliest possible moment (the 15th week of pregnancy) when fetuses first start hearing voices from outside the womb. Read More
As I told the attendees during my keynote speech, “Stay-at-home dads are like exotic birds. Everybody knows they exist, but seeing one in the wild is completely disorienting.”
It was completely disorienting to speak, drink, and dine with such a large, diverse, and enthusiastic group of men who made the same decision I made three years ago to become a full-time parent. Read More
I’m a bit sad that The Children’s Museum is moving from their long-term home in West Hartford at the end of the week.
I’ll remember the location fondly as one of the only physical spaces to survive from my early childhood until my kids’ early childhoods nearly forty years later. Read More
Americans from every corner will come together tonight at exactly 11 PM Eastern time to see if they’ve won the Mega Millions $1 billion plus lottery drawing.
I will probably forget to watch it live, but I’ll have my ticket handy for whenever I first see the winning numbers. Read More
It was my honor to speak recently at the Connecticut Bards Poetry Review’s book launch.
The 2-minute-long video here includes a reading of a poem I wrote for our first-born child:
You Started as a Secret Read More