Thoughtful writing on work, family, and the quieter lessons learned along the way.
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January 30, 2026
This site is a place for writing (and venting). Not announcements. Not hot takes. Not productivity hacks. Just writing. For
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January 24, 2024
Open Letter to My Son
Connor, I wrote the first version of this letter when you were five years old.
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January 24, 2024
Odysseys and Outposts: A Traveler’s Memoir
The quick, brown fox jumps over a lazy dog. DJs flock by when MTV ax
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Trailblazing Tales: Stories from the Explorer’s Trail
One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed in his
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January 24, 2024
93 Days: A Lesson in Life, Love & Hope
The fact that the girls are now in school amazes me, considering their humble beginnings.
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January 24, 2024
Open Letter to My Daughters
A&Z, I have sat down for the past several months trying to write this letter
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January 24, 2024
Passport to Adventure
A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of
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January 24, 2024
Roaming Horizons
A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of
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January 24, 2024
Tales from the Open Road
The European languages are members of the same family. Their separate existence is a myth.
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Kip is a writer shaped by work, family, and a long stretch of life that has offered both perspective and humility. He writes from the middle of things, somewhere between having learned a few lessons and still getting plenty wrong. Some of this writing comes from earlier chapters, some from now, all of it rooted in paying attention as the story continues to unfold.
Kip lives, works, and writes outside of Boston, MA with his wife, 3 teen-aged kids, and 2 dogs.
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Trailblazing Tales: Stories from the Explorer’s Trail
One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed in his
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January 24, 2024
Roaming Horizons
A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of
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