Living In Place
Now Too Old
I’m now too old to be young and beautiful, although now I suspect I was, back in the day.I’m now too old to be “successful” in the realm of public achievement, fame, and fortune,...
Traveling in Place, Part 2
Traveling in Place is how a place-based person like me enjoys seeing the world. After six days of urban living, we migrated from Dan and Lene’s sleek Copenhagen apartment to...
What Every Writer Wants
I asked Google, “What does a writer want?” I found a variety of answers. Lev Raphael says we want “Everything,” and quotes Roxane Gay saying writers “want and want and want.”...
Traveling In Place, Part One
It’s a natural progression from Living in Place to Traveling in Place.Traveling in place is not armchair travel: it requires packing a duffle, boarding a plane, and watching...
The Town Forest
Even though I live in an open meadow, I walk in the shaded woods of the Town Forest, an unintended consequence of the new Town Garage.The highway crew used the old highway shed...
Recycle, Reuse, Reduce
You’ve all heard the mantra, “Recycle, Reuse, Reduce” in terms of paper, plastic bags and trash. The mantra also applies to writing. It is possible to recycle ideas, reuse...