Suprise Me

My father had a challenging childhood, the youngest of eight children. His mother was bipolar, long before there was effective treatment. She had her last two children to “cure” her because she seemed better when pregnant (something about the hormones that was not understood). She was in and out of mental institutions by the time… Read More

I drifted through high school, worried about my grades, seeking good roles in the school plays, yearning until I could be in the top choir (I didn’t like being in the all-girl’s Glee Club and Girl’s Choir…we sang simple songs and at one point, I was made an alto simply because I had a strong… Read More

For as long as I remember, I have always been blasé about fame. Or other people’s fame. Not possessing it myself, who knows how I’d feel, although we read often enough that the truly famous pay grievously for their fame in the loss of privacy. Others, I know, can think of nothing more exhilarating than… Read More

Perhaps many who engage in dog rescue affirmatively choose to do so. Others, like my ex-wife Laura and me, just stumble into it. Read More

As if our meddlesome somebodies Can mimic God with His own light Read More

There were milk and cookies afterwards. Read More

Bring your children to experience wandering among shelves of actual books before it is too late. And don’t forget to visit and support your local library. Read More

Then the man said, "This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman . . ." And the 'woman' said, "Say, what?" And God said, "Let the games begin." Read More

I have no memory of learning to ride an actual bike. Read More

We were mostly silent, except for her husband, who cried softly Read More