
Category: Spirituality


My Golden Goose Pond — Part Three
As a small pond grew and changed, so did I. PART THREE: Year of leave-taking.

My Golden Goose Pond — Part Two
As a small pond grew and changed, so did I. PART TWO: Year of refuge.

Sunrise Escapes
“Sometimes escape can be an art, or a selfishness, or just a gift you need to give yourself.” — Stephen Dunn, from his poem, “Mercy”

Our Devoted Friend, Jan
“I read a review of the new Philip Roth biography the other day. The author quotes Roth saying, ‘aging is a massacre.’ I agree!” — our devoted friend, Jan, April 5, 2121, 20 days before her cancer diagnosis.



Green Orb
Ever take a photograph with your iPhone (or any camera) and later realize there was a green orb in the … Read More “Green Orb”

The Cruelest Month — Part One
“April is the cruelest month,” begins T.S. Eliot’s poem, The Wasteland, regarded as one of the most important poems of … Read More “The Cruelest Month — Part One”

Little Lighthouses
Ever perfunctorily greet and walk past a stranger at 8 a.m. on a Sunday morning who then yells after you, … Read More “Little Lighthouses”