Marsha is our family dog. She’s a rescue. She came with her name from the pound, and we felt it suited her. She’s now about 14 years old...

I admit that I’m learning how to pray again. Suggestions from Richard Rohr’s book Breathing Under Water: Spirituality and the Twelve...

This morning I noticed the same child’s school worksheet that I’d seen several times on our morning walk. No one claimed it. So, I took...

Laws and resolutions generally need support to be passed. Express your support/opposition to the following current resolutions to your...

Looming problem in our public schools: In my local school district, three “parents’ rights” people (often taking the stance of what they...

“And the City, in its own way, gets down for you, cooperates, smoothing its sidewalks, correcting its curbstones, offering you melons and...

Photo "free to use" on Pexels by Photo Mix Company, Europe On trips to grocery store, these are common exchanges I hear between parents...

What do you do to encourage in the children in your life a love for reading? Many find it easy to read to our children when they’re...

My Zoom Thought Exercise to Envision Diversity and Improve Communication You may find yourself on zoom to have any number of meetings....

neon signs contain noble gases hoping to float free into space This haiku is why I find that creative writing becomes a channel for me to...

Guilt is shifty and slippery. It’s hard to put into words and explain. So today, I set out to do a sculpture to synthesize thoughts about...

If someone wishes me "Happy Thanksgiving" in public, then I will say the same back to them. But I've decided to not be the one to...

“The Ants and the Grasshopper” fable by Aesop resonates with me on many levels. http://read.gov/aesop/052.html I think that I relate to...

The top reasons I dropped Facebook 1. Little original content: I'd scroll through my feed of people I follow and find little original...

As an Artist I admit that I’m already missing the lovely visual appeal of Instagram. Some folks take it to the next level, mapping out...

young vines wind around whatever they find to help them grow near sunlight. This haiku I wrote this morning is a reflection for me. A...

So recently I've been maintaining a correspondence through email with POTUS, a governor, a county judge, commissioners, several...

put someday behind you and let it be the wind that sails you through now. My Nana kept a worn "When I get a Roundtuit" potholder for...

I don't feel calmer these days. But I feel hopeful. I feel engaged in the community more. Some global and local situations call for...

Here's some questions I ask myself before I post something on social media or engaging in a debate: Am I telling someone what I think or...