The Outpost Blog

“Would you like some Oreo Spaghetti?” The question came from a young camper as I walked into his secret fort in the wilderness preserve. It Read more

How many arguments have you had about screens in the past week? For us, it’s been three…or maybe more. It’s hard to decide what meets Read more

We can’t be all things for each other. We just can’t. We need other people – other people to like and even other people to Read more

What’s making you irrationally angry? For me, it’s plastic cups. We’ve accumulated them over the years from Islands and Brigantine and other restaurants with kids Read more

He looked miserable. I don’t think he realized how loudly he was doing it – grunting and moaning each time he looked up at the Read more

I’m writing this from inside a closet under our stairs. It’s the 4th of July, and my 5-year-old daughter is covered in festive gear from Read more