SalmanHe said he thought laughter was an antidote to fanaticism — that to the zealot nothing is funny. And I’ll admit I liked the notion when…Apr 18Apr 18
The space between the starsWe call this ‘sleeping out’ — it’s not camping — my back yard, summer nights, sleeping bags and snacks, talk and talk and talk and the…Apr 14Apr 14
For the agesThe jokes we tell about getting old stopped being funny sometime last year — the yoga exercise called “tying my shoes,” the saddest thing…Jan 3Jan 3
Day late and a month too soonWord was Mom’s pregnancy hadn’t gone well, should not go full term. My birth was to be a scheduled procedure. Dad flew back home from…Aug 30, 2021Aug 30, 2021
Round TripTwenty miles a week we’ve walked this year: two miles each day, Monday through Friday we climb the road on the wooded hill across from our…Jul 3, 2021Jul 3, 2021
AviatorsIt was just the other day I went looking for those aviator sunglasses that once belonged to my father and found myself thinking of his…Jun 20, 2021Jun 20, 2021
The PentecostMy instinct was to look away, protect my store of fuel and fire for future use — warmth or light, the better. And I’d seen this too…May 25, 2021May 25, 2021
Riprap recollectedfor Gary Snyder In those days you actually went looking for a book in a bookstore not knowing the title, the author’s name, what…May 8, 2021May 8, 2021
Mine for John PrineI saw John Prine at Berkley Performance Center in Boston quite a few years back. It was his first tour after having survived a run-in with…Apr 7, 2021Apr 7, 2021