

Second Look
Yesterday evening I was picking my way across my cement patio in the deep dusk. It’s a short trip from the garbage can to my back door...


Magician's Action Checklist
We're all magicians, you know. We may get frustrated and discouraged by our apparent lack of influence in the world. We may complain that...


No Time
Not too long ago, on my pre-dawn way to the gym I saw a solitary college student headed purposefully toward campus across the slick,...


Card Catalog
In early summer 1970, I landed in the small town of Mansfield, Louisiana, with no job, no housing, a toddler, a baby and a sick,...

Assumptions
Last week my dear 2009 Subaru “Maggie” underwent major surgery, conducted by our local dealership. Beth and I have found these folks to...