An Absence Explained

Here's a quick update on my brief absence from Substack and plans for my return to writing

Date night at the Saint Louis Gateway Arch, Circa 2023.

My silence over the past three months was not intentional. There have been numerous moving parts to my life that left me with the inability to find sufficient time to write. These developments are all welcome but have led to a three-month hiatus from creative endeavors.

The first, and most exciting change is my wife’s acceptance to the University of Texas Law School. In conversations last summer, we began to discuss what her dream career entailed, and through this process, we felt clarity that receiving an excellent legal education would allow her to advocate for those held in bondage or facing abuse. After hours of studying, sitting for the grueling LSAT¹, and writing countless admissions essays, my wife was admitted to numerous fantastic law schools. As her husband, I am beyond proud of her unwavering hard work and dedication in pursuing her dream.

In the end, she chose Texas. In light of this choice, the better part of the last three months has been spent getting our house ready to sell, applying for jobs in Austin, and working out the logistics of moving. Oh, and one cannot leave out the fun items my wife has created for us to do before leaving Saint Louis (prayers would be appreciated for today’s bucket list item of attending a Saint Louis Cardinals game in triple-digit heat)!

Now, as the logistical tasks wane to an end, I plan to return to a schedule of weekly writing. In the months to come, I plan to write a somewhat odd analysis comparing Watership Down to Atlas Shrugged, discourse a liturgy of English education, tackle a few bad habits I’ve developed while reading the news, and sprinkle a few poems to mix in with the aforementioned amalgamation of topics.

As always, I look forward to hearing from you. Always feel free to share, comment, criticize, or provide feedback on any of my writing.

Fides Quaerens Intellectum,

or maybe

Hook’em?

T.S.

1. For context, the LSAT stands for Law School Admission Test and is ridiculously competitive. Scores range from 120 being the lowest possible to 180 at the top end. Because my wife had an inordinate amount of brain power she scored 171 which falls into the 97th percentile of out of the over 87,000 people who took the test in the 2023-2024 law admissions cycle. She did so while working a full-time job. Needless to say, I think I may be married to a secret genius.