FEATURED COLUMN: NUANCE WITH ME
Being a Kid Again
First, let me begin with my condolences on the passing of your mom. What a grand, strong, vital person she was. I was 6...
Isolation
Recently, three of my siblings and I spent some time on my brother’s patio, sharing stories of our childhood and taking turns skewering each...
As The Days in Captivity Pile Up
My wife is happy that instead of focusing my angst and frustration at her, I have a new target. We work together, and we...
How Can I Offend You Today?
This is something from the outer reaches of my brain, and normally those knock around in there like pinballs until they get replaced by...
Every Day is Groundhog Day
In the last three weeks, I have been to Chicago, Florida, and Tennessee. It’s good to be back home, even though the weather totally...
So They’re Telling You to Say “NO
The proper answer was “no.” The sane, reasonable answer was “no.” I came to the interview, curious, if not a bit hesitant. It was...
Expectations?
Two weeks ago today, my expectations were running high. As I sit here writing this, turning the clock back exactly two weeks puts me...
Compare & Contrast – How Things Can Be The Same, Yet Different
u·nique /yo͞oˈnēk/ 1. being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else. synonyms: distinctive, individual, special, quirky, eccentric, isolated;
My mother-in-law is 94 and...
An Ode to Wistfulness
I don’t long for the past, but I do long for its soundtrack.
–Robin Bennett Since I am of a certain age, and the realization of...
Words & Music to Change the World
What if your story stopped a war in its tracks?
Hans Leip (1893-1983) was a teacher in Hamburg, Germany and was conscripted into the Imperial...
