>For a long time, I’ve been on the run.It started when I got a car. I loved to tool down the road with the windows down and the radio up, my hair and my mind flying while Steppenwolf and I sang “Born to be wild!” into the wind.The worst thing my parents could do was … Continue reading >The Exile (a short story)

>Yesterday I did some research and this is what I discovered.My birthday has been on Thanksgiving seven times: when I turned two, seven, thirteen, twenty-four, thirty, thirty-five, and forty-one.It's been a fairly long stretch since the last time this happened (no, I won't be telling you exactly how long). This year will mark the eighth … Continue reading >Thanksgiving Birthday

>There's no better way to generate a doxology in one's mind than to walk in the woods on a gorgeous day of Indian Summer. On a fall day thirty years ago, I sat out of the wind on the bank below our house and wrote about my dream to someday be able to write from … Continue reading >Doxology

>Today at 5:23 p.m. (CDT) is the Autumnal Equinox. Don't you just love the way that rolls off the tongue? Say it aloud right now. Lovely, isn't it? It sings. I try to celebrate the equinoxes by treating myself to lunch. My plan for today is to pick up an order of Super Nachos from … Continue reading >Autumnal Equinox

>An article I wrote for Christian Renewal has been picked up by a Canadian website. You can view it here.

>Since posting vacation pictures on a blog is like inflicting home movies on the world, I will post only a few of our 271 pictures.The butte picture shows the colors of the sagebrush, rock, and cloud against the backdrop of the deep blue mountain sky. Colorado National Monument was impressive and driving around the edge … Continue reading >Vacation Pix

>Returning from a three-day vacation today and discovering less than 300 posts in my inbox made me feel slightly...well...slighted. I expected more. Didn't anybody miss me?Then there's nothing for getting back to reality like discovering that the septic tank is clogged. We had a water problem in the basement right before we left, and Dave … Continue reading >Vacation

>At times I am overwhelmed with my own human frailty.Yesterday I rode in a vehicle for more than twelve hours and sat in a wood pew for more than an hour. The resulting pain, stiffness, and fatigue were distressing.Yesterday I also made a quick comment that was insensitive and hurt the feelings of someone very … Continue reading >Grace for Today

>Here is my new grandson, Logan William, listening to his grandmother's instruction.

>I’ve slogged my way through all 1,429 pages of Les Miserables, which did not hold my interest as well as The Count of Monte Cristo. A big part of the reason is the frequent monologuing inserted by the author. He launches into lengthy descriptions of people, political movements, or underworld dialect that are—frankly—boring and bog … Continue reading >Les Miserables Redux