Reflections on a remarkable evening. Also, I have another book in the cooker!
Pure, unvarnished joy. Rosy red cheeks. Pearly white teeth. This photo, snapped from a neighbor’s iPhone, captures the evening and spirit of Cornucopia better than any I’ve seen. Hosting the event was...
View ArticleEntering the story, painting the dump gray, and the last chicken
This week I found myself, somewhat reluctantly, attending a theatre production that included an Eddy Gilmore character. I expected to gain nothing from the experience. Blessed beyond belief by an...
View ArticleMaking America Great Again
The city needs surrounding rural areas just as a rubber tire requires a metal rim. Neither will truly thrive without the other. Living in the city, as I do, my wellbeing requires a regular inoculation...
View ArticleWhat this country needs most is you
I wrote the short piece below for the paper. I had hoped to encourage people, but was surprised at how controversial it became (judging by the comments on a local website). The experience caused me to...
View ArticleOur 2,000 year old Little Library, a great read, and an epic adventure.
The Pigeon in 2019 is in better shape than when I discovered it a quarter century ago. For the first time in a quarter century, I brought the perfect book back to this secret cabin on the Pigeon River....
View ArticleFinding a seat at the table
The best part of our family having carved out a niche through farming, writing, and the creation of fine art, by far, is having a seat at the community’s dinner table, which enables us to join the...
View ArticleArriving at a solution vs imposing one
When the problem is larger than you are—your experience, skillset, wisdom, or imagination—the best course of action is to do nothing. Simply wait. My seven-year journey has demonstrated this again and...
View ArticleThe Naked Podcaster
I’m irrationally exuberant about my new podcast, Never Picked. Won’t you give it a try? A persistent theme, to loosely quote Chesterton, is, “Anything worth doing, is worth doing poorly at first.”...
View ArticleDelighting in the slipstream of others
Seven men and six women, a full baker’s dozen, blew by me atop the meringue-like crust as if I was standing still. Most were in full lycra suits. Muscular buttocks all, 26 in total, striding and...
View ArticleParticipating in the Symphony of Life through Partnerships.
He reached out to me when the snow piled waist-deep, but I continued to resist long after the thaw. The pursuit endured for months, as with a pack of hounds. Finally, I relented. Unlike the fox...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....