Category: Family

Pace

by Tony Hixon | Aug 18, 2023

My daughter and son wrapped up their respective track seasons recently. Kya, a freshman,...

I Remember

by Tony Hixon | Aug 11, 2023

I remember my wedding day in 1999. My wife appeared at the doorway to the church we were to be...

Reverse Poetry

by Tony Hixon | Jul 14, 2023

Reverse poetry is a poem that can be read forwards (top to bottom) and have one meaning, but can...

The Seven-Second Delay

by Tony Hixon | Jul 7, 2023

My son, Everett, is intrigued by the concept of Live TV. If I had a dollar for every time he’s...

Consistency

by Tony Hixon | Jun 30, 2023

When our firm onboards a new Team Member, we give them at least 2 behavioral assessments. The...

Stuck

by Tony Hixon | Jun 16, 2023

Kids. They have the oddest way of getting themselves into the most precarious situations. Take...

Airports and Art Museums

by Tony Hixon | May 19, 2023

Last summer, our family vacation was to Yellowstone National Park. While I’ve written a few posts...

Fine

by Tony Hixon | May 12, 2023

“How are you?” asks the questioner. “I’m fine.” responds the questionee. Fine. Such an...

Sixteen Going On Seventeen

by Tony Hixon | May 5, 2023

“Sixteen Going on Seventeen” is a show tune from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The...

They Call Me Dad

by Tony Hixon | Apr 21, 2023

Volodymyr Zelenskyy became Ukraine’s sixth and current president in 2019 at the young age of 41. ...

The Blank Page

by Tony Hixon | Feb 24, 2023

The cursor blinks at me with an unrelenting cadence. The blank page, whitist I’ve ever seen. ...

For Better or Worse

by Tony Hixon | Feb 17, 2023

Author’s Note: In recognition of Valentine’s Day, I’m republishing a short story...