Nature – Land, a Fall Perspective
Evening approaches the valley shielded under the canopy of oak. The colors change from green began a week...
Nature – Delicate Relationship
There is something dramatic and something many times larger than us. What surrounds and embraces us with reluctance...
John Haines is Calling – Fables and Distances
As nature becomes essential to daily life and getting through the chaos, I have been thinking about John...
Trees and the True Home
The solitude and calm of a northern MN forest is an inviting and welcome break from the city....
My religion is the open empty field
(1) I passed through the window looking for the outside and landed back here in my mind. When...
Words and Actions – Revisited for 04/18/15
Back in 2009, I had a short story published at Whispering Angel Books about my grandfather. It was...
Essay – Judgment
Why do we continue to judge ourselves and our actions against a written word and faceless God when...
Where we are going, what have we done
I tend to be a private person when it comes to political, economic, and social issues, but the...
Summer 2014 Introduction
We celebrate summer, the time of growth, with an issue packed full of beautiful, insightful, and thought-provoking writing;...
Movie – Oblivion
This is somewhat of a belated review of the movie “Oblivion” starring Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, Olga Kurylenko,...
Note from a Poet Friend
These are beautiful and from the heart words from Wendy Brown-Baez that I wanted to share. It’s Good...
As writers we should stop using “as”
Working on edits the other day and my own essay and something about the word “as” really struck...
Why do We Fight?
Clouds part and the setting sun burns the last rays into my eyes before disappearing behind the trees....
Essay – Guides and Turning Points
How did I get here? An important question I throw into the air while reading, writing, and drinking...
Essay – Paths and Questions
How do we know if the path we are following is meant for us, and is not someone...