Mental Health
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Ignite –6/19/26
THERAPIST: Do you get anxious? ME: When I’m awake, yes. Continue reading
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Trains, Pains and Automobiles
The Amtrak station was less than five miles from my home but I was unable to steer clear of the drama. Continue reading
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God’s Grandeur
“The world is charged with the grandeur of God” — the first line of “God’s Grandeur” by the poet Gerard Manley Hopkins Continue reading
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Cleaning Shift
“You care so much about a clean house but not a clean car?” asks Adrienne, exasperated. Continue reading
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Pushing Buttons
Some buttons are meant to be pushed. Continue reading
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Attachment Issues
I’ve got 99 problems and the itch is one. Continue reading
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Summer Reading 2026
“When I look back, I am so impressed again with the life-giving power of literature.” — Maya Angelou Continue reading
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Ratastrophe — Part Three
Is there a moral to this horrifying tail? The conclusion of a three-part story about my rat infestation. Continue reading
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Ratastrophe — Part Two
This is PART TWO of a tail of destruction. You rodent believe how awful it was. Continue reading









