The Sunday Edition ~ May 28, 2023 — A little over a year ago, I decided to renew my commitment to writing and publishing. Aiming for a series of one hundred short essays, I set forth to accomplish my goal as diligently as possible so that I could improve on my craft. I’d like to say I’ve made…

Art for the sake of art — Sometimes the hardest task to accomplish is to not mess up a good thing. It can be easy not to realize how good you have it until something or someone comes along to compromise the whole equation. …

It matters more than you might think. — When you think of friendship, what comes to mind? Companionship, laughter, honesty, sincerity, trust, kindness, love, dedication, devotion to ideals, shared values — these are at the forefront for me. Along with being honorable and honoring commitments. Making time. Listening. Mutual concern and benefit. That kind of thing. …

A journey across pages of shared appreciation. — The scent of paper. The promise of knowledge and adventure. A sense of hope and wonder, or perhaps content amusement. These are some of the things I love about a life of reading and being surrounded by books. Simple things sometimes bring the most joy in life. Stepping into a…

No really, what? — Someone said to me recently — I hope you write more, and beyond this Medium platform… and I thought — Were you not paying attention? Did I not say what this was all for? I needed the threat of an audience. Otherwise, I languish in my own margins. Writing in…

When time slows down — My mother is dying. She has stage four lung cancer that has metastasized into her bones. It is not an easy death to endure. My sister and I are at her bedside as much as we can muster, shepherds of any comfort we can provide. Often we sit quietly, present, resting with her. Time is different. Other people in our lives are having a hard time comprehending what we’re going through.

When change brings joy and grief all at once — On this midwinter February day, I stand at the beginning of a new era in my life. It is a welcome change. I have a new job more aligned with my career goals and will soon be developing a network of urban and natural trails in the downriver region of…

We need affordable housing now — In this city where I live, there is a goal to have a certain amount of affordable housing by the year 2030. Where are we with this goal? For a time a few years ago, it was my impression that there was little progress and that it would be a…

Patience in the garden — As I ponder life and love and meaning in the morning light, I consider more carefully what it means to think about love, to understand it. When I wrote about the meaning of friendship several months ago, I briefly mentioned how romantic love can spring from the bedrock of a…