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Flaming Symbols of Hope
The morning was completely overcast, or so I thought, but then the “perfect patience of mountains” kicked in. Continue reading
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Ignite — 10/9/26
Time for a Roz Chast fix. Can she transform literature into laughter? Continue reading
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Drawing Out Laughter — Part II
PART TWO of another exclusive phone transcription of a TV director who wanted to pitch my life as a sitcom to the head of her studio. Will I become a star? Continue reading
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Drawing Out Laughter — Part I
PART ONE of the exclusive phone transcription of a TV director who is pitching my life as a sitcom to the head of her studio. Continue reading
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Stay Home
Barbara Kingsolver’s tribute to Wendell Berry inspires me to stay committed to one place rather than constantly searching elsewhere. Continue reading
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Ignite — 10/2/26
Can marriage be a funny affair? Continue reading
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Farmland Reprieve?
Yesterday, the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC) was scheduled to “officially” close. Then a California circuit court judge stepped in. Continue reading
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A Decade of Octobers
Whether biking or hiking, I traversed thousands of miles in farmland — miles that taught me more than I could have ever imagined about nature, beauty and art. Continue reading
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The Coming Darkness
Now is when darkness starts to take over from the light. This year that darkness is compounded by the upcoming closing of farmland. Continue reading
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Ignite — 9/25/26
To laugh or not to laugh, that is the question . . . Continue reading
