Ocean

Whoever crossed my path in the last month has heard the same speculative comment from me about how it is that authors can ever write, given...

Writing When Poland rather abruptly changed its course from so called Communism to market capitalism (1989), there was the obvious fallou...

Have you ever had this happen to you? A friend stops being your friend and you cannot figure out why?  It's a rare event, but it happen...

Not wanting to spend too many waking hours on house chores, I've become more relaxed about farmhouse cleaning. Nevertheless, in additio...

A Fall has never felt so intense, so brilliant and heady -- there's no meekness to it, it's glorious, it's strong, it hits you ...

It's still very dark at 5 a.m., but I'm awake. I hear the scratching sound. It's a critter. Mouse, probably. But where? I pick ...

How sweet the memory of those spring days, when Ed and I worked so hard to bring the farmette to her full potential! When the cheepers woul...

Oreo, the rooster was the topic of conversation from the earliest hours of the morning. I should note that until some form of peace is rest...

I've gone away before. Of course I have. Even when Ed still was willing to travel with me, there had been plenty of solo trips. And yes...