When you hear my voice inside your head what does it say Leaving day has come Despite my best intentions And fight. First born Rhino is ready But, I am not. I stand outside his room as he gathers the last of his items, folds a last of his just washed shirts and places it …
Author Archives: Radutti
Little Hands
We are at work. Tiny hands, smooth and nimble, grasp pencils. Some hold with greater confidence and care than others. The hands transmit thought, idea, wealth of knowing, to the page. We’ve done our best to set kids up for success, shared experiences, multiple modes of learning, conversations and collaborations. Their work today is to …
First Pants
There’s a classic Far Side comic where a man, just waking up, sits on the side of his bed, still in his pajamas. He’s staring at the wall, featuring a huge white poster with his morning reminder: First pants, THEN your shoes. My motorbike has a switch connected to the ignition. When I kick out …
Echoes
There are echoes, tonight. Only the very best kind. We appreciate our home, perhaps most acutely when we welcome guests. And tonight, I’m up on the third floor. Listening to the laundry dance and shuffle, waiting for this cycle to finish. I am tired But it’s a good tired. There are four more voices ringing …
Little Bird
Not today, little bird I am making my way around the wooded lake I’m not sure exactly why. What I do know is that I am determined, focused, single-minded. There are figures spaced evenly along the trail ahead. I can see them For some reason, they have gray, flowing hair. It is wild, untamed. I strain …
Darkness and Light
If there’s a way to describe Hanoi in the late stages of winter, it’s dark. If you are a shady soul, tending toward the dreary, then Hanoi is the place for you. And I love it Not sure what that says about me but I do. Which is not to say there are not moments …
Red Letter Day
I scribble my name in red pen, heading the list. Eight more names accompany fat 500K bills into the pot, and we’re in business. Seats at the table, cards in hand. We know when to hold, when to fold. Our biggest challenge is when to walk away. And btw, Kenny, you absolutely count your money …
Non La
The haze is ever present these days We’d come to (hopefully) the end to a rough run of AQI, possibly the worst we’ve seen in our years here. We deal. And make sense of bad air, with a mask, and with gratitude. Because we are here by choice. And the pros way outweigh the bad …
Steampunk
The pain has been around since the middle of the night. Throat feels raw, first scratchy, now a bit more intense. We had an important music performance this morning. Parents on campus, families everywhere, the type of thing that you can just can’t miss. Fortunately, finished by morning recess. But the pain was not. …
Draw’n, Together
*H/T to the amazing author Minh Le for inspiration. If you don’t have a copy of Drawn Together, go get it, now. You know that you can draw, right? I say this, because. I can draw. Yet, sadly I’ve spent most of my adult life unconsciously believing that I can’t. Elephant is hesitant. He sticks …
Get Up Eight 