On Winkley Pond
I did not plagiarize from the play or the movie "On Golden Pond" because there is no such thing as a Golden Pond in New Hampshire. The movie was primarily filmed at various locations...
The Under-appreciated
It's probably a mental defect of some sort, not that I particularly care, but I am moderately obsessed with taking pictures of the Moon, its rise and fall, and my childlike fascination with how...
The Playhouse
I recently suggested that, after investing so much focus and energy over the past year or so in getting my latest nonfiction published, once that project was finished, I would spend the winter with...
Perspectives
I could have written this in my socio-political newsletter, the newsletter dedicated to my father's memory, or even made it an Alice diary entry; an image (like a song) can set the tone of...
Precious Gifts
Of course, she'd kill me if she knew in advance that I was going to write this (which is why I didn't tell her in advance), but I went out to dinner with her last night, along with...
Cigarettes After…
Don't let the title of this piece mislead you. Interestingly, during this morning's routine, which is, by the grace of God, almost getting back to normal, I decided it was time to start transitioning...
Advice From My Life Coach
Some of you peeps might have noticed that things have been a bit quiet around here lately, but I can assure you that the only "quiet" things going on behind this keyboard and mouse...
The Best “Happy-ness” Comes When You’re Not Looking
... the third in this case being whatever writing the other two will allow him time to focus on]
This is probably a rhetorical question, but have any of you ever been so consumed with...
A Half-Day Hermit Furlough
As of this writing, I have been effectively housebound for the last two and a half months. Having spent the last ten years happily living a self-induced Hermit life, preserving a comfortable 100-yard socially...
Resistence Is Futile
In the modern vernacular, it can be fairly said that I grew up in a hoarder's home. Not only am I not ashamed of that, but I am actually quite proud of it; when...
