Sorry, I’ve been away for a while. Not away-away — just away from here. And not just watching my garden grow, although there’s been some of that going on. Fresh…
If you open up the list of recordings on the dvr downstairs, you’ll note a trend — they’re mostly Patrick’s. There are a few I’d call “ours”, but not many I’d…
Yesterday was a strange day. Like roller-coaster of emotions strange day. Or not so much emotions as my psyche was all over the map. Thank God I have incredibly astute…
Daunting. There’s a word. If I was told to pile a bunch of words right alongside this one, I’d lean toward these: thrilling, challenging, enticing, inspiring, alluring, exciting. This should…
So last night I went to a rather interesting event — a music/poetry slam of sorts. Well, more like a showcase than a slam. Aside from the really cool stand-up bass…
It’s been a crazy last couple of weeks. You know that phrase “like a horse running for the barn”?? Yeah, well, years ago my niece Annie pulled me out of…
I’ve been texting back and forth the last few days with my friend in Seattle. Not so much trying to make sense of what’s happened in Boston, but trying to…
I’ve heard it said God loves impossible odds. It’s one of the things I love about him. But I think we ought to swap out the word impossible and replace it…
“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to…
One of the scenes I wrote yesterday is when Oliver, uncomfortable in a second-hand consignment shop, offers to buy Annie a “new” gown. During a subsequent chat with her sister, Annie’s…
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