More than a decade ago this page was a crutch as I limped through parenting a lot of kids…and then one day I just stopped writing. I don’t remember why. Maybe I didn’t need it anymore. Or maybe life defeated me in ways I didn’t want to explain and so I just…didn’t.

To see what I’m writing now, click on my SUBSTACK. Follow along. Let’s see where this goes.

Latest Stories

  • Battle Scars

    Battle Scars

    Robin the week she came to us…what’s not to love, right?! Tonight while making dinner, the boys were swapping scar stories, as boys do. Steven showed off a rugged mark of a playground fall and Luke talked about a scrape from an old porch board.  Anthony nodded his head forward to show them one in…

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  • Revival–by Anthony

    Revival–by Anthony

    It’s about 11:30 at night and Anthony just knocked on my bedroom door to show me a poem he’d written.  This work will make more sense if you’ve read other things about or by Anthony.  See a list of links at the bottom of this page.  Here’s what he handed me… My memories are broken……

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  • Father’s Day »

     With Father’s Day upon us, I’ve spent some time trying to put together a piece about what makes a “father” become a “dad”.  I’ve scribbled down some poetic mumbo-jumbo.  I’ve come up with some passable ideas.  But the more I thought about it, the more frustrated I became, wondering…what is the definition of a good…

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  • Just Another Scenic Sunday 5-14-2012

    Just Another Scenic Sunday 5-14-2012

    Had a wonderful Mother’s Day evening with new friends… THIS WEEK I MY LIFE I… Got some pretty good shots of this young eagle carrying food… And then discovered what he was carrying…was somebody’s cat… Took the small boys up the the property for some cookin’… Had some senseless fun… Found out the bees are…

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