"TOO MUCH TO LIVE FOR TO GROW OLD..."
Thornton Burgess, the subject of my 2013 biography Nature’s Ambassador, loved celebrating his January 14 birthday. A modest, low-key man...
Redemption
Redemption, the act of being saved from error, sin or evil, is not always a great, substantial event. Sometimes it occurs as just a tiny...
Memorial Day
Memorial Day is an occasion to remember those who gave their lives in military service. Maybe it can also be a time to reflect on lives...
Time
Last night the seven-member folk group I play with, Just Plain Folk, got together after a long winter break. Before deep and constant...
The Canadian Connection
In order to write with accuracy and authority, most writers are on a perpetual quest for information. Several months ago I received an...
The Power of Poetry
I belong to an organization that recognizes how much hard-working professional writers and artists have in common. At a recent meeting of...
What a Winter!
Dearest K (8), R (7), G (5), and J (5), Wow! Look closely at that picture! This is the stairway we all walked down to get to the...
Happy Birthday, Thornton Burgess
Over 140 years ago a baby was born in my house at 6 School Street in Sandwich, Massachusetts. A fierce snowstorm made travel impossible...
Do You Hear What I Hear?
An essential part of Thanksgiving and Christmas for me is music. So I hold my breath until it’s confirmed that my brother Bill and his...
This November
Last night I read a Mary Oliver poem and today can viscerally feel the lingering impact of her consideration of what a soul is. As a...
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