personal stories The Story of Mama and Dr. Larry This meme -- inspired by Herr Doktor-Professor Trump's hold over his flock -- and a discussion online about murderers or murder victims you have known got me to thinking again about this stray frond from my childhood memories.
Ukraine The Wounds of War I read the history of his division. I wanted to know what he saw and did - it might explain his emotional instability and brutality to his family. I refused to relent as the Mississippi night lowered and the crickets made their fractured music in the darkness.
personal stories Hard Passages Should you care about any of this? He was just living his life, trying to be successful, taking care of his family. Who takes the measure of our lives? Our families, usually, but the wider world, only a bit. None of us really matters I suppose unless we matter to someone else. Maybe that’s love.
education Elementary, My Dear Myra The pandemic rocked our worlds. But some good habits emerged. Are you reading more? It’s time to read again.
personal stories In the Belly of the Whale: A down-on-his-luck wanderer searches for answers on the lonely coastline of the Golden Triangle That abandonment was the core of a grief I’d been trying to kill with alcohol for more than 30 years. Her leaving me stung more than her many other faults, such as attacking my father with a knife in my presence...
