Essays, articles, and photographs by Coach Alexander T.: on childhood, parenting, the water, and the distance between who we are and who we are becoming.
Written for Oregon Kid, a Portland publication for families, during the seasons when Odyssey was taking shape.
Where a child can find a team, a coach, and a season worth remembering, from Portland to the coast.
Oregon Kid · Read the article →The trails, parks, and slow walks that make an Oregon autumn worth stepping outside for, with children in tow.
Oregon Kid · Read the article →A father's field notes on one of the first thresholds a child crosses, and how to walk it with patience.
Oregon Kid · Read the article →Three words that hold up a childhood, and a parent, when the days are long.
Oregon Kid · Read the article →The case for the water as a family practice, written before Odyssey Swim had a name.
Oregon Kid · Read the article →A longer form of writing is underway: essays on mentorship, on the mask and the window, on what the water teaches about the rest of a life. They will gather here as they are published.
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Read on SubstackFlowers, cooking, and the outdoors. Aspects of self, of balance, of presence, and of awareness that I find important to pay attention to and to have a relationship with. A glimpse into my world, for the people I work with.
