Sam Parker°
banner
justsparker.bsky.social
Sam Parker°
@justsparker.bsky.social
212er trying to make good things happen. samparker.substack.com
The 212 Words Project—
January 4, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Every living person on earth will read 1 minute of your writing with undivided attention. What would you say with that gift? (Roughly 212 words.)
January 2, 2026 at 11:47 AM
3 cautions here—(1) The leader who enables the culture of mediocrity (2) The person who slips rather than lifts others. (3) Everyone’s choice to settle.

Enjoy the beauty of reaching. Encourage and practice a 212 mind.
September 17, 2025 at 4:26 PM
We can all play a better role in making things better at work. But, if a leader of people forgets to Lead Kindly, there’s going to be some blockage.

open.substack.com/pub/samparke...
September 5, 2025 at 4:46 PM
September 3, 2025 at 2:15 PM
° Let us endeavor to live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry. - Mark Twain | American writer | 1835 - 1910

open.substack.com/pub/samparke...
August 19, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Staying with it—
July 6, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Going deeper—
July 6, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Staying at 212° begins with a 212 mind rooted in practice and resilience. Here's the how to—
July 6, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Make 'em 212 wonderful!
June 2, 2025 at 11:06 AM
It's here! It's finally here!

It's the most wonderful day of the year! It's National 529 Day! I'm so excited I can't see straight!!
May 30, 2025 at 12:58 PM
This headline should be "Congressional Republicans and Trump Pardoned Tax Cheat..."
May 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I wish The NY Times had an opt-out feature for front page faces.
May 21, 2025 at 12:50 PM
"I have zero issue with it. You ever been to New York and saw the Statue of Liberty? That was a gift too."

— Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) on Trump accepting the Qatari jet

Shameless man. Who eats dinner with you?
May 15, 2025 at 4:27 PM
McConnell and Johnson need to lead their fellow Republicans and stop this terrible administration.
April 30, 2025 at 8:56 PM
#FreedomRising Richmond, VA
April 19, 2025 at 8:58 PM
#HandsOff Richmond, VA
April 6, 2025 at 11:27 AM
#HandsOff Richmond, VA
April 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Wishing you and yours all kinds of extra joy today!
February 12, 2025 at 11:34 AM
a 1-sentence story prompted by Mary G.

When we first met on the street, letting our dogs say hello, the third thing she told me was that her first husband hung himself in their basement when they were twenty-nine and how it set her free.

###

open.substack.com/pub/maryg1/p...
January 31, 2025 at 4:46 PM