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...

June 13, 2022 Greetings from a great height, Every once in a while, I find myself in a situation where afterward I say “I need to spend...

April 25, 2022 Greetings from the broader path, After you read this, please remember this is not about running. Kathrine Switzer is...

November 14, 2022 Greetings from a glimpse in the mirror, On this morning, sixty-two years ago, Ruby Bridges lived out what the U.S....

May 23, 2022 Greetings from the happy wanderer, Each week a cloud of words gathers here and showers me with drops of inspiration. ...

February 21, 2022 Greetings from the sawyer, There is an almost guilty comfort in reaching an age when your experience finally tells you...

November 7, 2022 Greetings from the arc, Yesterday I was awake before the sun arrived here, idly wondering about something beautiful,...