I spend way too much time on social media pointing out fake stories and posting links to fact checkers. I’m that person. If we want to survive these times of misinformation it’s more important than ever to be media literate.
I cannot sell myself.
Not that the material (me) is substandard – obviously it isn’t if you’re swayed by all the other things I can sell. But asking you to consider my research, read my work, buy my book? There I fail. It’s all mental and elemental. It’s a weird combination of imposter syndrome, conditioning, others’ expectations, fear of failure and maybe just a little bit of Midwest humble.
The sound of geese and sandhill cranes gathering in flocks to head south – like their return in spring – seems to mark most of the major changes in my life.