“At times, our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.” Albert Schweitzer Read my article in Elephant Journal Read...

[At eighty] “One has seen triumphs and tragedies, booms and busts, revolutions and wars, great achievements and deep ambiguities. One has seen grand theories rise, only to be toppled by stubborn facts. One is more conscious of transience and, perha...

I turned 50 on October 1st of 2021. In celebration of that milestone, I wrote 100 thank you notes in 100 days. Notes took the form of actual notes I sent in the mail, email, Facebook direct messages, and tweets. A certain divine randomness determined...

Stasis is a sieve through which I drag myself.  Jane Huffman, On Moving A sieve separates solids from liquids. I pour my thoughts and actions, my feelings and fears, my hopes and desires, my past and future, my stories and words, my ebbs and ...