Bart SchanemanTraveling In the Time of ZillowA cursed blessing of having traveled far, of living in a lot of different places in one life, is that it makes you believe you can live…Jul 23, 2023Jul 23, 2023
Bart SchanemanNeed Rejection Therapy? Hang Out With a 2-Year-OldI’ve started asking friends if they want to read a novel manuscript I’ve been working on for the past five years. Set in Denver in 2019…Jul 14, 2023Jul 14, 2023
Bart SchanemanGoing Home, Thinking About FatherhoodI don’t know my philosophy on how to be a good dad yet, I’m just trying to be here for herJul 7, 2023Jul 7, 2023
Bart SchanemanCommunity, Jason Isbell, and Crying in H MartIt’s been two years since we moved to this house. Two years and two months since we had our daughter. Two years ago, on the first weekend…Jun 30, 2023Jun 30, 2023
Bart SchanemanScarred BeautyThe year that led up to this trip had been one of loneliness and poor decision-making and self-loathing.Jun 10, 2023Jun 10, 2023
Bart SchanemanDispatches from Midlife (4): Father’s DayJia wakes up early, before 7, crying more than usual because she’s teething. Her first top tooth is coming in, a tic tac erupting through…Jun 26, 2022Jun 26, 2022
Bart SchanemanDispatches from Midlife: (3) Betting it AllEven at my age, 42, I still have a lot of close friends who don’t have families, who never married, or who tried it and it didn’t work for…Jun 17, 2022Jun 17, 2022
Bart SchanemanDispatches from Midlife: (2) Gate closing panicThere’s a German word for the feeling that time is running out as more doors of opportunity close as we age — torschlusspanik — which the…Jun 13, 20221Jun 13, 20221
Bart SchanemanDispatches from midlife: (1) Where I’m calling fromThe first weekend we lived here — exactly one year ago this week — a tornado touched down about 15 miles south of town. We could see it…Jun 6, 2022Jun 6, 2022
