Michelle Parrinello-CasonThe Porch (Micro Memoir Project)I should sweep out here. She’d think the same thing to herself every day — multiple times a day. Laden with grocery bags with paper…Oct 30, 2023Oct 30, 2023
Michelle Parrinello-CasonThat Time I Wanted to Cut My Foot Off (Reflections on Patience)I’m re-reading Oliver Burkeman’s Four Thousand Weeks to teach it to a set of high schoolers for a research and rhetoric class.Oct 25, 2023Oct 25, 2023
Michelle Parrinello-CasonGoogly Eyes and Infantilization: Is Joy a Sign of Immaturity?I absolutely love Everything Everywhere All At Once. It spoke to me so deeply on beliefs that I’d had trouble surfacing that I bought it on…Mar 21, 20231Mar 21, 20231
Michelle Parrinello-Cason13 Ways of Looking at an Abandoned School Across the Street“Just remember,” the realtor warned, touch of lore in her voice, “what you can overlook now, may be too much for someone else.”Mar 12, 2023Mar 12, 2023
Michelle Parrinello-CasonYou Just Don’t Know How It’s Going to GoIn a case of the apple definitely not rolling far from the tree, my son has an insatiable desire to know.Jan 22, 20231Jan 22, 20231
Michelle Parrinello-CasonSometimes I Look Like I Need RescuingSometimes I look like I need rescuing, I guess.Jan 13, 2023Jan 13, 2023
Michelle Parrinello-CasonMothering #7“1, 2, 3 — I’m Taking Care of Me” Board book words whispered before bed, after anger, during tears.Jan 11, 2023Jan 11, 2023
Michelle Parrinello-CasonBeing Time: A Different New Year’s ResolutionFor as long as I can remember, I’ve been a list-maker, a to-do chaser, a productivity fiend. I refuse to harshly judge these past selves…Jan 1, 20234Jan 1, 20234
Michelle Parrinello-CasonAgricola and the Trust of SpecializationYes. This is a blog post sparked by reflection from a board game. Yes. I realize the board game creators probably weren’t intending me to…Nov 8, 2021Nov 8, 2021
Michelle Parrinello-CasonHope is Not an OasisAs someone who has battled a lifelong propensity for clinical depression and anxiety, I have a complicated relationship with hope.Sep 25, 2021Sep 25, 2021