I posted a video to YouTube of me splitting and stacking wood. I’m on a “before and after” kick, and well, before I did the job the wood…
Category: Jeffrey Scott Writing
How to Share a Friend’s Work, and One Important Thing NOT to do.
Today I want to share with you some thoughts about how to support your creative-type friends. There are a myriad of ways creatives…
I Met a Cast Member from Saturday Night Live and Learned a Life Lesson
So far in my life, 2021 is the only year when I can remember a “significant” event being the last thing that happened to me before we…
Two Bricks, Made by Slaves
(This is part 2 of my journey researching my family’s history of owning enslaved people. You can find part 1 here. To receive updates,…
Coming to Terms With the Messy Evolution of American Liberty
I left home for my interview at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park with plenty of time to make it there…
Acorn to Arabella: Boat Building, Patience, and the Skill of Addressing Failure.
Most of my YouTube viewing is of people fixing stuff. I’m a DIY (Do It Yourself) guy with just enough experience turning wrenches to be…
When Mom Retires
There was mom. She was standing in a skirt suit with her purse in one hand and work bag in the other.
She was irate…
I was in trouble.
How to Have Difficult Conversations
While the contents of this article are specific to the current situation with Black Lives Matter, the tactics I write about in my most…
Life Lessons with COVID-19 – Lesson 2: White Privilege
I’ve kicked my reading into high gear with the extra time I’ve had due to the stay at home order for COVID-19. I read To Kill a…
Life Lessons with Covid-19 – Part 1
My days of quarantine due to the government’s stay at home order haven’t been as difficult for me as they have been for others. I don’t…