April Tips: Pause, Prune & Prepare

April Tips: Pause, Prune & Prepare

Dear Together Friends, Fans, and Family, Is April really the cruelest month (calling back to my almost-English-major roots)? My daffodils would tell you yes, because in the past month, they have poked their way to the surface with literal snow on the ground, survived...
Cat Garland’s Together Tour: Issue #122

Cat Garland’s Together Tour: Issue #122

Together Friends, I am drafting this note with a 15-pound cat in my lap. I’m not mad about it. So, are we happy about more daylight after dinner? I think I am ready to step into some well-earned sunshine after what felt like the longest winter ever. Which means I’m...
March Tips: Limbo, Luck & Learning

March Tips: Limbo, Luck & Learning

Dear Together Friends, Fans, and Family, [there is snow on the ground in March, how do I help my 13-year-old support his best friend with family in the Middle East, is this lunch meat still good, Kid 2 is officially driving ON THE ROAD, prays for literal sunshine, and...
Nathan Olmeda-Lopez’s Together Tour: Issue #121

Nathan Olmeda-Lopez’s Together Tour: Issue #121

Together Friends, Well, here we are deep in February. It’s been a . . . year? Month? In brighter news, more daylight comes our way soon, and unrelated to anything Togetherness, here a few things I’m enjoying this month. Am I an influencer now?! Reading:...
February Tips: Valentines, Voting and Voices

February Tips: Valentines, Voting and Voices

Dear Together Friends, Fans, and Family, I HAVE A LOT OF THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS RIGHT NOW (and for the most part, they are unrelated to the mundanity of my broken dryer, my car hitting a snowcrete bank and sustaining damage, my kids being out of school for six days,...
Shanda Gentry’s Together Tour: Issue #120

Shanda Gentry’s Together Tour: Issue #120

Together Friends, Welcome to the first Together Tour of 2026! If you’re anything like me, the beginning of the calendar year brings a mix of renewed energy, busy transitions, and a healthy dose of “Wait … what day is it?” So it felt just right to kick off the year by...