Every time he gets into the car and complains of a headache, I’m pleased. When he’s out of breath after climbing a single flight of stairs, I feel relief. And when he’s too exhausted to drag himself out of bed even after 14 hours of sleep, I think, “Oh, good.” No, I’m not an evil […]
https://krissydietrichgallagher.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Krissy-Gallagher-1.png00Krissy Dietrich Gallagherhttps://krissydietrichgallagher.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Krissy-Gallagher-1.pngKrissy Dietrich Gallagher2021-11-15 21:29:262023-04-13 00:16:57I’ve Been Wishing My Child Unwell
They believed their democracy would stand. And then it fell. On June 29, 1973, army tanks rolled down the wide avenues of Santiago de Chile. It was a Monday morning, just after 9, and the streets and sidewalks of the capital city were full of people on their way to work and school. A rogue […]
https://krissydietrichgallagher.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Krissy-Gallagher-1.png00Krissy Dietrich Gallagherhttps://krissydietrichgallagher.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Krissy-Gallagher-1.pngKrissy Dietrich Gallagher2021-01-07 19:47:512023-04-12 20:37:07“It Can’t Happen Here”
You know what they say about those, right? During Austin’s second bout with cancer, when he was 3 1/2, we were told that his kidney would probably last until he hit puberty when a growth spurt and added muscle mass would put it into overdrive, causing it to eventually peter out. At the time, we […]
https://krissydietrichgallagher.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Krissy-Gallagher-1.png00krissygallagherhttps://krissydietrichgallagher.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Krissy-Gallagher-1.pngkrissygallagher2020-07-13 17:55:072023-06-07 20:36:47The Best Laid Plans
Part Two of a Two-Part Series Again, as I said in Part One: I’m not calling any of you dummies. If you need the basic background of the uprising that has spread across Chile for the past ten weeks, read this first. Know that neither of these pieces is an exhaustive look at every single aspect […]
https://krissydietrichgallagher.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Krissy-Gallagher-1.png00Krissy Dietrich Gallagherhttps://krissydietrichgallagher.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Krissy-Gallagher-1.pngKrissy Dietrich Gallagher2020-01-09 21:13:002023-06-05 17:39:07Chilean Protests for Dummies, P2
Part One of a Two-Part Series Listen, I’m not calling any of you dummies. In fact, if you’re here, you’re likely pretty informed citizens. But there are a lot of conflicts going on across the globe and they’re not all covered extensively — or accurately — by the traditional media. I happen to have some […]
https://krissydietrichgallagher.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Krissy-Gallagher-1.png00Krissy Dietrich Gallagherhttps://krissydietrichgallagher.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Krissy-Gallagher-1.pngKrissy Dietrich Gallagher2020-01-05 20:51:172023-06-05 17:39:21Chilean Protests for Dummies, P1
“It’s now or never.” That’s how 28-year old Santiago resident Josefina Cardenas describes the current opportunity Chileans have to change their country. Cardenas is no stranger to political conflict, having begun protesting at age 14 when she and her high school classmates were involved in several unsuccessful attempts to address the poor quality of state-sponsored […]
https://krissydietrichgallagher.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Krissy-Gallagher-1.png00Krissy Dietrich Gallagherhttps://krissydietrichgallagher.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Krissy-Gallagher-1.pngKrissy Dietrich Gallagher2020-01-02 19:33:192023-04-12 19:58:20The Time for Change in Chile is Now
The people behind the curtain at Facebook headquarters love to come up with neat little tricks every now and again, algorithms that are supposed to capture the meaning of an entire year or give us a glimpse into a person’s Facebook soul: Click here and we’ll create a photo collage of your last twelve months. […]
On this day, every one of us still thinks back to where we were on that morning fourteen years ago; what we were doing, how we learned the news, who we called first. Everyone has their 9/11 story, just like everyone of older generations has their Pearl Harbor story or their JFK and MLK and […]
How on earth did we end up here? That’s what was running through my subconscious as I attempted to fall asleep in a hospital room on Monday, July 30, 2007, with Austin in a crib beside me. How did this happen? An excerpt from that, you know, “book” of mine. I won’t go all the […]
https://krissydietrichgallagher.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Krissy-Gallagher-1.png00krissygallagherhttps://krissydietrichgallagher.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Krissy-Gallagher-1.pngkrissygallagher2015-07-30 23:35:252023-04-13 12:44:10How It All Began
It all started on a swelteringly hot Monday in July. Almost eight years ago. Our boys were 3 1/2 and ten months old. We lived in a different house. We were different people. Because it changed everything. In ways large and small, obvious and subtle, it shifted and molded each of the four of us […]
https://krissydietrichgallagher.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Krissy-Gallagher-1.png00krissygallagherhttps://krissydietrichgallagher.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Krissy-Gallagher-1.pngkrissygallagher2015-05-11 20:48:182023-04-13 12:44:31Whatever Comes
I’ve Been Wishing My Child Unwell
Every time he gets into the car and complains of a headache, I’m pleased. When he’s out of breath after climbing a single flight of stairs, I feel relief. And when he’s too exhausted to drag himself out of bed even after 14 hours of sleep, I think, “Oh, good.” No, I’m not an evil […]
“It Can’t Happen Here”
They believed their democracy would stand. And then it fell. On June 29, 1973, army tanks rolled down the wide avenues of Santiago de Chile. It was a Monday morning, just after 9, and the streets and sidewalks of the capital city were full of people on their way to work and school. A rogue […]
The Best Laid Plans
You know what they say about those, right? During Austin’s second bout with cancer, when he was 3 1/2, we were told that his kidney would probably last until he hit puberty when a growth spurt and added muscle mass would put it into overdrive, causing it to eventually peter out. At the time, we […]
Chilean Protests for Dummies, P2
Part Two of a Two-Part Series Again, as I said in Part One: I’m not calling any of you dummies. If you need the basic background of the uprising that has spread across Chile for the past ten weeks, read this first. Know that neither of these pieces is an exhaustive look at every single aspect […]
Chilean Protests for Dummies, P1
Part One of a Two-Part Series Listen, I’m not calling any of you dummies. In fact, if you’re here, you’re likely pretty informed citizens. But there are a lot of conflicts going on across the globe and they’re not all covered extensively — or accurately — by the traditional media. I happen to have some […]
The Time for Change in Chile is Now
“It’s now or never.” That’s how 28-year old Santiago resident Josefina Cardenas describes the current opportunity Chileans have to change their country. Cardenas is no stranger to political conflict, having begun protesting at age 14 when she and her high school classmates were involved in several unsuccessful attempts to address the poor quality of state-sponsored […]
Word Clouds, Identity and Self-Reflection
The people behind the curtain at Facebook headquarters love to come up with neat little tricks every now and again, algorithms that are supposed to capture the meaning of an entire year or give us a glimpse into a person’s Facebook soul: Click here and we’ll create a photo collage of your last twelve months. […]
September 11, 2007
On this day, every one of us still thinks back to where we were on that morning fourteen years ago; what we were doing, how we learned the news, who we called first. Everyone has their 9/11 story, just like everyone of older generations has their Pearl Harbor story or their JFK and MLK and […]
How It All Began
How on earth did we end up here? That’s what was running through my subconscious as I attempted to fall asleep in a hospital room on Monday, July 30, 2007, with Austin in a crib beside me. How did this happen? An excerpt from that, you know, “book” of mine. I won’t go all the […]
Whatever Comes
It all started on a swelteringly hot Monday in July. Almost eight years ago. Our boys were 3 1/2 and ten months old. We lived in a different house. We were different people. Because it changed everything. In ways large and small, obvious and subtle, it shifted and molded each of the four of us […]