The Saturday Story

Stories

One true story from my own week, every Saturday. Written around a full-time job, a wife on rotating shifts and two young daughters.

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Fundamentals
Why do you bring bekal?
How cooking extra at dinner gives my family two meals, and why it suits us.
Nov 7, 2026
The Borrowed Week
Some photos show you the gap.
I went looking for my father and found my kids.
Oct 31, 2026
Fundamentals
Bad luck has no smell.
The parent wears the helmet. The child doesn’t.
Oct 24, 2026
Character
Who do you like listening to?
A serious face, my whole life. Then I noticed something.
Oct 17, 2026
Focus
The coffee always ran out first.
On long drives, what kept me going was a ghost story.
Oct 10, 2026
Family
Who is the next flight for?
I’ve flown once in my life. The next one isn’t mine.
Oct 3, 2026
Listening
Listen first. Say little.
I nearly quit college over one thing I never checked.
Sep 26, 2026
Communication
Talking more made it worse.
I finally learned to talk. That was the problem.
Sep 19, 2026
Faith
Thank your younger self.
I’d never live those ten years again. I wouldn’t undo them either.
Sep 12, 2026
Business
Subtract until it holds.
More tools is not more capacity. It is more tax.
Sep 5, 2026

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