June 5, 2023 Greetings from where I join the club, A few times I had this familiar feeling, some echo from another time. I didn’t focus...

May 29, 2023 Greetings from the grounded, There is one aspect of living that I could probably use more practice with. There may be a few...

May 22, 2023 Greetings from the person, I was hit by a car while riding my bicycle twice in the same week. I have traveled tens of...

May 15, 2023 Greetings from the prodigal, I was looking for something else and I came across a manila envelope. Inside were sixty-four...

May 8, 2023 Greetings from the ignorant, Some time ago, I had a conversation with a friend, which I’ll warn you in advance, is both...

April 3, 2023 Greetings from the sartorial splendor, Rock Hudson taught me how to tie a necktie. Payphone booths, jukeboxes, paper maps,...

March 13, 2023 Greetings from the tinkerer, I have a long history of repairing things, with varying degrees of success. I have plumbed...

March 6, 2023 Greetings from the prodigal, This has been sitting here for a few months, something I saved for a time I didn’t know was...

February 20, 2023 Greetings from the curator, I am not much of a collector, not in the traditional sense. I tend to keep things that...

February 13, 2023 Greetings from special delivery, 1810. 1812. 1814. 1816. The mailbox was mounted on the front of the yellow house,...

February 6, 2023 Greetings from this side, No one would describe it as fair. I would say that there was no one who particularly deserved...

January 30, 2023 Greetings from the acolyte, It has taken a few years for me to realize the change in me, because I am stubborn, and...

January 9, 2023 Greetings from this world, “I was walking in the park and this guy waved at me. Then he said, 'I'm sorry, I thought you...

January 2, 2023 Greetings from the alternative, It’s natural this time of year to reflect on our path from the months before, and think...

December 26, 2022 Greetings from the unwrapping, One of the great joys in life is having your anticipation of something exceeded by its...

December 19, 2022 Greetings from the shepherd, I was walking in the late afternoon, with no purpose or ambition except to be there, when...

November 28, 2022 Greetings from the explorer, “In wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of...

April 18, 2022 Greetings from the peacemaker, There are many traditions I have adopted in my Boston Marathon experiences. Some are...

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November 21, 2022 Greetings from the whiter whites, In the basement of my apartment was an old-fashioned wringer-washer. I didn’t have...