The beauty, the heartbreak, and the soul of Hadestown? Hope. Maybe it will turn out this time.
Read moreReflections while Cooking
Cooking is, if anything else, hopeful.
Read moreSongs of Foxes and Snails, A Double Review
Patterns are part of nature, and the lessons learned in one particular time and place can often be applied elsewhere.
Read moreSeasons and Deadlines
Life doesn’t have a roadmap, so why should this story?
Read moreProgress, Hope, and Regret
Appreciation may be the antidote for existential regret, but there’s no reason one cannot appreciate what one has and yet hope for more.
Read moreOn My Little Deck Garden
It’s the middle of August as it is, a week from my birthday, the season of the sun and the season of fire. Plants are a part of that, and that first tomato will be as much an affirmation of life and of summer as that rising sun.
Read moreAn Open Letter to Who I Could Have Been
I remembered how good it felt, thinking that life was a game we could play, and somehow win. It scared me. It still does.
Read moreFree Writing Sample and Book Promo!
Sharing writing is scary! Nothing helps.
Read moreThe Power of a Smile
Now I have that photo. I can see myself, smiling like that, waking up the next day, and doing it again.
Read moreHope and Planning Travel
I’m actually looking forward to something outside of the regular day to day: Trips, and friends, and watching the world speed by from the windows of a train.
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