FEATURED COLUMN: NUANCE WITH ME
Shut Up, No You Shut Up…
Stuff keeps happening, doesn’t it? As I wander through this life and trail behind my friend Oliver, I listen to podcasts and get to...
On Wisconsin
Wisconsin. Say it with me – if you want to sound like a native the first two letters, Wi – are almost silent. It...
Are Questions Becoming Questionable?
Questions are the gateways to understanding, learning, wisdom, connection, and on and on. Can we all agree that questions are valuable tools? Books are...
Let’s Talk About Disagreement
There was an interesting discussion on the radio the other day. I still listen to over the air radio in my car. When I...
Stories on Buses and Missing Pigs
On Wednesday, June 30, our weekly writers' confab (Mark O’Brien, Yvonne Jones, Maribel Cardez, Laura Staley, and me) convened and we, of course, enjoyed...
Out From Under My Rock
It might be time for me to emerge from whatever rock that was my host rock for the past few weeks, months, whatever… as...
Remembering
This is the unofficial start of summer. Memorial Day weekend is a three-day weekend in which there is lip service paid to barbecues, certain...
Mother’s Day
This piece is about me marinating in a situation. I learned quite a long time ago that this is not wise for me. I...
Relentless Power
Pardon if I sound a bit enraptured, maybe no…
I am enraptured, no apology is necessary.
I have spent a number of days by the sea…
The...
First Draft
It struck me how perfect the images were. Maybe it was because I was so starved for the kind of idyllic, peaceful, calming, and...
