Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
You can find an example of all that’s good and right in this world on a city block near me. There, a series of Little Library structures invite wanderers to nourish their souls. “Take a tiny piece of art, leave a tiny piece of art,” invites one. “Take a book, leave a book,” says another. [...]
At some point among the booms and pops, the sparklers and sunshine, surges the gratitude. It swells like music from a bandshell and rises above the discord. We are lucky to live during this miraculous time, on this big, beautiful planet and in this world that grows more intimate each day. We, who live in [...]
You have to be agile to celebrate the Fourth of July in Northern Wisconsin, able to dodge water balloons and flying cheese sticks and willing to scramble out of the way when children dive for all the candy and beachballs tossed their way. We know this because we were lucky enough to attend two Fourth [...]
Dear America, You're 242-years old today and some might say you're showing your age. You're like a cranky old neighbor, mean to the children and way too fastidious about your yard Others might say you have a lot of growing up to do. You're like an angry child, railing against the very people trying to [...]
I took a slower than I intended jog yesterday and thought about how much we have to celebrate in this great country of ours. The air felt perfectly warm and the luxurious post-surprise-homemade-banana-pancakes-with-fresh-strawberries timing of my run made me grateful for the season that produced the berries, the holiday that allowed me to savor the [...]