Mother reading to her child from a children’s ecology book. Thus, a text even a child can understand. Mother – We live on a planet that rotates around the sun, creating a balanced system. The day is balanced by night, cold is balanced by hot, rainy and snowy days are balanced by sunny and dry … Continue reading
When I struggle to write, I begin to doubt my intelligence; when the writing goes well – even when a story feels complete – I question its quality because it came from me. I doubt I’ll ever put the past behind me, not completely, or that I’ll ever be satisfied with where I am at. … Continue reading
Sometimes my brother built log cabins for others in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and when I was nineteen I gave him a hand. It seemed like the manly thing to do, an opportunity to learn how to survive in the great outdoors and forgo the establishment and live off the grid. It was one … Continue reading
Maybe for some it’s a tough question. What is more important: the right to bear arms, or the right to grow up and go to school without being shot? What would we prefer: the right to own a gun or the right to live in a peaceful, civilized society? What’s the better vision: the vision of the … Continue reading
The crashing Lake Michigan waves muffled the constant hum of traffic along Lake Shore Drive. I took small pleasures in tiny parks with their few trees and benches and waddling pigeons, but only the beach provided an intimate connection with nature. It was cloudy and cool with a brisk wind as I walked along the … Continue reading
