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Wendell Berry 1934-2026: This one hurts
“We have lived our lives by the assumption that what was good for us would be good for the world. We have been wrong. We must change our lives so that it will be possible to live by the contrary assumption, that what is good for the world will be good for us. And that… Read more
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The Substitute Yoga Teacher
This is mostly a work of fiction. Some of it actually happened. I’ll leave it up to the reader to decide what parts are factual and what parts are a product of my sexually frustrated old mind. I do love women’s feet, though! — I walked into the lobby of the neighborhood yoga studio; every… Read more
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Pumpkin to Pecan to Rhubarb; Success!
When I was old enough to drive, my father would occasionally hand me some cash after dinner and tell me to go to the Marie Callender’s up the street to pick up a pie. Usually it was pumpkin, one of his favorites. This should have been a simple arrangement: he bought the pie; he got… Read more
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The Plus-One
An apology as a kind of forward: Back on August 1 of this year, I published a piece of fiction called Samantha’s Porch. I didn’t receive any comments on the piece on WordPress, and I am fine with that, but two people close to me (my older brother and a cousin) texted me about it,… Read more
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“Style” & the Older Man -Ten Years Later
This is a re-posting of a March 2017 tiny piece. I’m even a bigger, messier nearly ten years later. I publish it here only because it is linked to a post that will be coming out soon. It’s dinner-and-a-movie night with some friends. The monthly event is called Don Pedro, for some reason, but I… Read more
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Not a Mets Fan: A Six-Sentence Story
“Just look at that young man in that cowboy hat,” she whispered to her husband, “He should remove that when he’s in church.” “Times change; traditions slip away; younger generations don’t seem to care,” her husband replied indifferently. Then, suddenly he objected, “Hey, you’re wearing a hat; how come it’s okay that women can wear… Read more
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