About Me: Glenn Cook
“Some tell stories with words; some tell them with images. I do both.”
Most of my life has been spent behind the scenes, watching and observing others and sharing what I see. As a freelance writer, photographer, and recovering editor, I’ve invested three-quarters of my life in journalism and communications. My journalism career started in 1983 at age 18; my career as a photographer began 30 years later.
A Texas native, I left the state safely in the hands of Ann Richards and moved to North Carolina in 1993, then to the D.C. suburbs in 2001.
Why Subscribe?
Most of my life — personal and professional — has involved public education, the performing arts, and the parenting of four (now adult) children. “Our Reality Show” is about that wide breadth of experiences — a mashup of images and words that include memoir, music, humor, tragedy and occasional mayhem.
Some posts you will appreciate; others you will likely ignore. But when you dig in, I guarantee you’ll find stories that will inform, make you laugh, or make you think.
The best part: All posts on “Our Reality Show” are free and without a paywall. There is no paid advertising.
If you’d like to support my work, I do have monthly, annual, and founding subscriber options, with a portion of the proceeds going to a charity or nonprofit organization at the end of each year. I will report that donation back to you.
What is Our Reality Show?
On this website, you get:
• “Visual Stories” — A semi-regular series of photography-related posts.
• “Another 52 Weeks” — Seven random images from my photo archive, published on Saturdays
• “Stage Dad” — A behind-the scenes look at raising a child actor, with tips for parents and interviews with the professionals who work with your kids
• "The Music Diaries" — interviews and and in-depth essays/features on music (published intermittently).
• "Magazine Writing" — descriptions and links to features published since 2017 (updated regularly).
If you visit my main page, you’ll also find links to my writing on Education and Culture, Parenting and Family, and Q&A interviews (“Conversations”). I also have in-depth sections on Brown v. Board of Education and a school shooting that took the lives of 10 people in Santa Fe, Texas.
Where else can you find me?
