“You Know Nothing, Jon Snow.” Part VII of My Halloween Series
This is the last post in my series of True Life Ghost Stories to celebrate Halloween. Read Parts I and …
Category Archives: Nature
Self-Portraits by Mary Oliver and Me
I woke this morning to the scent of the tropics wafting on the breeze. The tailwind of a hurricane blowing …
“Vast Emptiness, Vastly Full,” A Homecoming
I’ll be dipping into the archives from time to time as I work feverishly on my next novel, now tentatively …
This Sea Within, A Poem & Excerpt From My Novel
I wrote this poem while writing my novel This Sea Within about love and war in Central America. I wrote …
On Mackerel & Metaphor: A Poet Unravels the Universe
One of the things I love most is writing about writing, unraveling the creative process, how the mind at play …
Poetry to Save a Planet in Peril
With all the wildfires, floods, and extreme heat waves going on, it seems the climate catastrophe we heard was coming …
The Primordial Pleasure of Swimming
Now that the weather has warmed and heated our pool, Dale and I go swimming every afternoon. It’s not just …
Returning to a “Strange & Beautiful” Entanglement
Sometimes when needed most, we come across an essay that speaks the words of our heart and reminds us of …
Green Fuse and Pink Blossoms: A Backyard Wonderland
Spring has sprung in early abundance this year. The green fuse that Dylan Thomas wrote about in “The force that through …
Being Me Deeply: Details, Details! Why They Matter
I’m sitting here with my morning coffee, a flicker of fire warming the room while the dark windows slowly lighten. …
