Essays

A Breath of
Shared Humanity

Weekly reflective essays — 800 to 1,200 words — on what it means to remember our shared humanity.

April 22, 2026

Going Senile, and Enjoying It

You know, I think I’m getting dementia. Yesterday at the doctor’s office, I read a nurse my poem…

April 22, 2026

Life is Lived in Moments

What a moment. Life is lived in moments not in hours or days… It is lived now, with…

April 20, 2026

Still… It Begins

I woke at first light and thought, I am never going to write again— But Still….It Begins A…

March 01, 2026

Fishing with ‘Ottie’

Here is another Op Ed article that appeared yesterday in the Everett Herald. I will try to put…