What is Micron?

Micron is where I tell the truth… the kind that doesn’t usually get told.

I’m Ron Stauffer. A writer, a husband, a father of five, a current/former/confused Mennonite, an opera singer, a digital freelancer, and a newly-diagnosed autistic man trying to make sense of a very strange world.

I write about midlife (yuck, what an awful term), marriage, masculinity, grief, faith, work, and creativity.

Some of it’s funny. Some of it’s painful. Some of it might offend you. All of it is real.

I’ve been laid off. I’ve built businesses. I’ve been suicidal. I’ve mourned the death of my baby brother. I’ve yelled at God. I’ve taken a polygraph test. I’ve traveled to Honduras to work remotely and dive near coral reefs while wondering if my marriage could survive for another year.

I write about those things because they matter.

I write because writing is how I stay alive.

If you’ve ever felt like you don’t belong anywhere, like you’re too weird, too sad, too intense, or too honest for the internet, you might belong here.

I try to post at least once a week, and while I don’t promise that, I do promise two things: #1: I promise I’ll always be honest, and #2: I promise I won’t be boring.

You can read for free. You can subscribe if you want. And if anything I write hits you in the gut, leave a comment, a reply, or, better yet, send me a message. Let’s make it a real conversation.

Ron Stauffer

04/14/25