Pen poised over the notebook, where Sandy had written the date and Dr. Gardner’s name after she had already written […]

Rarely does a fictional character in a novel I read stay with me for much longer than a day or […]

He stared straight ahead at the glass-encased reception window, nervously waiting for his name to be called. Other people were […]

One of the side effects of the movement to Artificial Intelligence is that it requires less of our own imagination […]

One of the most common questions that pilgrims ask each other when they are on the Camino is, “Are you […]

I had an MRI done about 35 years ago due to acute pain.  I spent many nights in fitful sleep […]

Recently, I celebrated a milestone birthday.   At a certain point, the years seem to come faster and faster than ever […]

I took three years of Spanish in high school, all to no effect.  Joan and I visited Spain a few […]

I am committing to you, dear reader, to always be the voice behind these messages.  However flawed that voice may […]

My image of the sixties from my childhood (in the 1960s) was that of an old man with an Afghan […]

Would you pay to eat dinner with strangers?  At first blush, this idea seems a bit absurd.  Why would anyone […]

My wife and I recently became empty nesters after a fairly lengthy, but deeply enjoyable, run.  We find ourselves in […]