The first birthday greeting I received this year was in the form of a postcard from my chiropractor. Yesterday, while walking into the...

So…we bought what I’m referring to as a river cottage.  There's a sign affixed to the outside that says "Rivah". It’s the fixiest fixer...

I turned the shower at the cabin on, turned the temperature to hot, and step out of the bathroom to ask Andrea if she has seen the bath...

“Almost all good writing begins with terrible first efforts. You need to start somewhere. Start by getting something—anything—down on...

The annual deluge of back to school photos is beginning to take over my Facebook feed.  It’s visual proof that the years have flown by....

Twice this week, I dreamt of diarrhea.  Really.  In the first dream, people are ill and being quarantined.  Only they are quarantined in...

In June I began a writing program.  Initially, they eased you into things.  When July rolled around, I was assigned a developmental...

I think it was Friday when Andrea suggested we go to the beach. She was thinking Norfolk but I’d just read a random, Richmond, Facebook...

What a time to be alive! When the leak about the Supreme Court overturning Roe vs. Wade happened, I pushed the possibility to the dark...

I had my gallbladder removed on Friday. It was like a breakup - where you hadn’t realized the subtle shift in the person you were with...

Yesterday, the conference and my in person time with a group from work came to a close. This morning, George Bush was to speak at the...

Sunday morning, I walked from my hotel to where I would board a steamboat for jazz brunch. Although it was early, it was still hot &...

I’m in New Orleans. I’ve been before but so long ago that I may as well say I’ve never been. I’ve been on 2 occasions, both in the ‘90s...

My high school class is having a reunion in the fall. Earlier this week, the organizer posted a list of people (on Facebook) that he’s...

Today Andrea and I braved the pool we joined. Getting ready to go to a pool is a production I’d long forgotten about. When we finally...

Last week was a strange week, personally, and the world continues to burn in the form of another school shooting which was on the heels...

As most of you know, my mom is 80. Andrea and I frequently remark that she may outlive us both although she has reached the age of 80...

I usually fall asleep pretty fast. It’s better this way. I fall asleep before any snoring begins – by (wo)man or beast. But sometimes,...

Just like that, my trip to Scottsdale, Arizona is over. This part of the state is just as brown as the northern part of the state I’ve...

“You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should have behaved...