The things that really matter
I have met a lot of people. Most are acquaintances. Some are great friends. A select few...
Angelkeep: Have a metaphorically Holly Christmas
The ground beneath Angelkeep’s pin oaks remained littered with autumn’s leaves. Now they become winter’s leaves. The season arrived yesterday.
There’s too much going on. I have to write this stuff down.
When my mom retired at age 65 in 1994, I looked forward to her making several trips to northeast Indiana to visit...
Applying ‘caveat emptor’ to a growing problem
As I was packing up to head home from school one night last week, I heard my cell phone vibrate on my...
‘Here’s the Thing’ reaches a milestone, and it’s terrific
I would like to pause a moment to praise the people whose “Here’s the Thing” essays are on Page 5 of the...
From Rwanda to the Bluffton Street Fair
Writing about travel has always been one of my favorite topics to share with our readers and is certainly a labor of...
It’s beginning to look a lot like winter
The calendar tells us that we’re still three weeks away from the official start of winter yet I’m guessing you saw and...
Midnight texts with and about coach
In general, I don’t believe sending a text at 11:57 p.m. is the right thing to do.
And yet...
Wondering who my ‘Mad Hatter’ might be
I’ve never read Lewis Carroll’s “Alice in Wonderland.” Maybe I should, because I was curious enough one day to go down the...
Kathy Tyson’s bold but ignored warnings
The story of 1963 Lancaster graduate Kathleen Tyson Heslop and her plunge into national politics was one of those that landed on...