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Black, white, and everything in between
One of my college roommates, also named Chris, recently shared with me, a video of a lecture given by a Professor of Political Science,...

Chris Monnette
Aug 16, 20225 min read


My summer break
When I left work in October of last year, my plans to complete my memoir and work on getting an audible version produced were at the top...

Chris Monnette
Aug 13, 20222 min read


Finding Contrast
A VMI Brother Rat (AKA classmate), Pete, is more than 1,000 miles into his 2,170-mile Appalachian Trail thru-hike. I am so inspired and...

Chris Monnette
Aug 10, 20222 min read


Podcast Interview about my new book, Seeing Clearly
I was recently interviewed by Penn Street, on her podcast, After Sight, where we talked about my book, Seeing Clearly. After Sight is...

Chris Monnette
Apr 12, 20221 min read


In the goo!
It has been six months since I stopped working, and I am still not ready to call it my retirement. I cannot help but think that there is...

Chris Monnette
Mar 30, 20222 min read


A conversation I could never forget.
Text excerpted from my memoir, Seeing Clearly, Chapter 12, "Rock Bottom" One day, not long after Mom died, I came home from work and...

Chris Monnette
Feb 26, 20222 min read


A scared little boy
There have been many transformational moments in my life, some good and some bad, but none like the journey that began when I met a...

Chris Monnette
Feb 21, 20224 min read


I Need Your Help!
I have a big favor to ask. As many of you who will read this are aware, I have been working on a memoir about my journey with macular...

Chris Monnette
Feb 21, 20222 min read


"So, what now, Chris?"
Today I begin a new chapter in my life, as I leave the company where I have worked for the last 10 years. I am not yet ready to call...

Chris Monnette
Oct 14, 20212 min read


I Am Pedaling As Hard As I Can
I find it harder and harder these days to drive into the gym in the morning. It isn’t that I don’t want to get up or go out into the...

Chris Monnette
Nov 27, 20195 min read


What's the real goal?
I have a good friend who is going through a lot of changes in her life right now. When I asked her the other day how she was doing with...

Chris Monnette
Aug 20, 20192 min read
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