My life in 28 pounds
I traffic in words, and yet words sometimes seem wholly inadequate to convey an experience. Yet I owe it to myself to try. I recently returned from my third journey to the bottom of the Grand Canyon. I...
View ArticleMy Summer in Seven Hikes
I've continued my practice of putting one foot in front of the other, out in nature, since I returned from backpacking in the Grand Canyon. Every Thursday, I hike with a local group I found through...
View ArticlePatience. Perseverance. Persistence.
This month, I've been ruminating on patience (my own, or lack thereof, and others').
View ArticleI do hereby resolve
I've usually sworn to stay away from the tyranny of the new year's resolution. This time I've been doing a lot of looking back and looking ahead over. Here's a reflection on how that turned out.
View ArticleThe Reader Question
Writers crafting a world for readers to inhabit need good answers for the many questions that might arise in the audience's mind as they read. “
View ArticleThis Is Not (Exactly) About Mother’s Day
My mother died in 2007. For more than 10 years after her death, I was unable to make it through Mother’s Day without getting angry. “F*** you!” I yelled at my computer when emails showed up offering...
View ArticleBreathing Saved My Life (Duh)
One of my most popular posts, to my surprise, was about my struggles with anxiety, in which I lowered my guard, just a little, around my private persona. This post is in that vein. So, if you’re here...
View ArticleHave You Lost Your Song?
I can count in one breath the number of new musicians I've come to include in my listening repertoire since the late 1990s. According to research, I'm not alone in losing my penchant for new-music...
View ArticleAm I D(r)ead Yet?
How I visualize Dread If you have followed this blog for a while, you know I’ve written a lot about mortality, finding purpose in life, and the intersection of those with art. I also find engaging in...
View ArticleBeginnings and Endings and Beginnings
I'm saying farewell to this blog after 12 years, but you can keep up with me on Substack with my newsletter Read/Write.
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