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Optimism
Tips from a Master Storyteller
GEORGE SAUNDERS HAS A FEW GOOD WORDS FOR WRITERS (AND READERS) Photo by Lê Tân on Unsplash George Saunders’ interviewer led off with a semi-familiar quote: “People…
When the Glaciers Melt Away . . .
WATCHING THE PASSAGE OF TIME AT THE ENDS OF THE EARTH Svalbard 2019 (Author photo) There were polar bears — though far fewer than we’d hoped;…
My Mom, & Likely Yours, on Civility
Some lessons never die . . . and maybe that’s not such a bad thing. Here’s to a kinder, gentler New Year Photo by A A on Unsplash My mother, Helen…
COVID Collection
Looking Back at a Roller Coaster Year
Chainsaws, axes and masked militias must still contend with ordinary people standing up for justice Photo by Quino Al on Unsplash (As a rule I avoid talking politics…
The Huggable Christmas Tree
How I found the perfect tree, and regained the holiday spirit (Author photo) OK, it’s not your grandmother’s Christmas tree; it’s a pillow. But it was…
What Goes Around Comes Around
THE UNIVERSE PAYS ATTENTION TO KINDNESS. BELIEVE. Photo by Mei-Ling Mirow on Unsplash Did it again yesterday. Left my wallet — it’s one of those mesh things…
America
AI on the Literary Scene? 👎
NOT READY FOR CUTESY AI BLOGGERS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH Photo by Unseen Studio on Unsplash I just received a link to a fellow Substack “writer.” It…
Immigrant Prayers & Thanksgiving
THIS YEAR’S INTERFAITH BREAKFAST MESSAGE: WE’RE ALL CHILDREN OF THE SAME GOD Hoisting our new copies of the Constitution (Author photo) The Interfaith Prayer…
What Is It With Housecleaning?
CAN SOMEONE FIND INNER PEACE, BETWEEN SQUEAKY-CLEAN AND CLUTTERED? Photo by Vitaly Gariev on Unsplash Editorial warning: This is a first world problem story.…
End of Life
A Tale of Love and the Moon
EARTHLINGS’ TURMOIL COMES AND GOES, MOON AND MOUNTAINS ARE FOREVER Photo by Ganapathy Kumar on Unsplash These are Blue Moon times. Still trying to…
The Secret Weapon for Preventing Falls
AN OCCASIONAL UNAUTHORIZED UNSUPPORTED (BUT HEARTFELT) HEALTH TIP Photo by CHUTTERSNAP on Unsplash Look better . . . fall less . . . what’s not to love about good posture? I had the…
Flight 678 and the Physics Lesson
A NUCLEAR PHYSICIST AND A WRITER WITH AN ART DEGREE MEET ON A FOUR-HOUR FLIGHT . . . WHAT COULD POSSIBLY HAPPEN? Luke Jones on Unsplash…
Feminist Collection
One Bright New Voice for Justice
My money is on today’s young people. Faced with problems local, national and global that earlier generations could barely have imagined they remain undaunted.…