My mother died of cancer on February 6, 2025. She was a truly exceptional woman.    The fierce prairie winds of the Nebraska Sandhills immediately keyed in on the fact that in my haste to pack a bag, I had forgotten a winter coat. With the “feels like” temps in...
Don’t Forget Your Cape!

Don’t Forget Your Cape!

My latest book is all about teaching and why teachers are the heroes our children both need and deserve. Don’t Forget Your Cape!   A few years back, maybe less—time periods blend ever seamlessly the more of them that pass me by—I was supervising student teachers...
It’s 2025 (Happy New Year Updates from Mark)

It’s 2025 (Happy New Year Updates from Mark)

To anyone interested in such things, below you’ll find my musings on life as I know it heading into 2025.   The snow was coming down in gentle, fluffy flakes as we loaded up the Honda after spending a few days in the mountains over New Years with our...
I have so much to tell you!

I have so much to tell you!

Hello everyone, If you’re receiving this email, there must be a reason. At face value, that reason is probably that you are in my contact list, perhaps from emailing me or following along with my many adventures at some point in the past. Existentially however,...