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Another example of human creativity in the midst of trying times.  

Last week while backpacking a section of the Pacific Crest Trail in Oregon (76 miles from Willamette Pass to McKenzie Pass) I met 12-year-old Tin… Read More »What he carries . . .

Literature takes many forms, and feeds the reader in a wide variety of ways. But there is one category, I feel, that rises above the… Read More »A Special Calling

Leslie Nielsen said, “Doing nothing is very hard to do . . . you never know when you’re finished.” Which I find funny, at least… Read More »Making Meaning

A crow perches in the maple tree outside my second-story office window.  It has a twig in its beak. A scrub jay lands nearby, eyeing… Read More »The Space Between Things

Writing fiction is grounded in exploring the complexities of the story’s characters — their wants, underlying needs, how their minds work, and the resulting behaviors.… Read More »The Science of Well-Being

Dear Potential Victims — No, sorry, too abrupt. Let me try again: Dear Conducive Bodies — Um, that’s not it, either. Although accurate, it’s too… Read More »A Letter from your friend, Covid-19

A woman in our local supermarket verbally scorches the deli worker for not putting on a new pair of latex gloves before touching her groceries.… Read More »This is a Test

To all the brilliant, amazing women out there, wishing you the recognition, respect, and rightful place you deserve.

In these contentious times, it’s easy to slide into focusing on what’s wrong with the world instead of what’s right with it, what’s missing rather… Read More »Beats the Alternative