Illuminated by lamplight, we watched out the window, vigilant, hopeful, that the last of the booms and splatters were exhausted and the...

My children are the best version of me, and that thought was reaffirmed on June 11 when my youngest son married his sweetheart. From...

We had worried over the threat of rain at our new home. Would the tent hold on the slope of the yard? Could people navigate our galley...

Thursday, May 12, 2022, the president proclaimed that we should stand in the sorrow over the one million people lost to Covid. I saw the...

The Velveteen Rabbit is turning 100 this year. Thinking of this jettisoned me back to raising children, my own and as a childcare...

News from Roebling Point Books and Coffee in Newport, Kentucky. I am dusting off some poetry and will be reading at my favorite...

Shortly after an ice storm a few weeks ago, I headed out for a walk. (No, I don't let a silly thing like ice stop me.) My neighbor...

We rang in the new year with the Cincinnati Pops and then dinner with a few friends. It truly felt good to celebrate endings and...

My two older brothers and I slept in the attic of my grandparents’ home amid boxes of ornaments, bubble lights, Christmas tree, and...

He threw open the sash and climbed through the window at the first pass of the Blue Angels. Tentative, a bit fearful, I leaned out. He...

People read my newsletter, see posts on social media, and assume (I think) that a job at hand is a full time gig. I love my work at...

...my son got married. I learned about it after the fact. My brother got Covid. He's fully vaccinated and immunocompromised. Facebook and...

When August turns to September, a cool wind stirs memories of the past. This year, our nation remembers twenty years ago when our world...

From the Coaching Desk: Giving Feedback The best thing a coach can do for a client, be it writing or life, is to give good feedback. That...

Summertime means a slower pace and a few less responsibilities. For 14 years now, I’ve worked as a tutor for the athletic department at...

The closest I came to touching my dad lives in my imagination. In his dying days, my mother, Pregnant, believes this third child will be...

Thank you to everyone who has hung in there with me over the years. Today starts a new chapter in my business as I commit to a monthly...

And what a long, strange trip it's been. I've never been one to let moss grow under my feet and this year has been no different. Well,...

Dear Ones, This has been a year of deep waiting. In 2019, as part of a pilgrimage team, we ended our journey in Assisi, Italy walking the...

In these waning days of summer, I look to the fall as a time to busy up my life. It seems to be a throw back to the days of raising kids...