Memorial Day

Memorial Day is always a much-needed three-day weekend, the portal into summer, with its barbecues, camping, and outdoor fun, but it’s always bittersweet: a reminder of my older brother and the other military members of all branches who died in service to our country....

Friday the 13th

I’m fascinated by superstitions, and it’s funny how pervasive they are, even to those who are not particularly superstitious, who still may “knock on wood” to indicate their hopes of avoiding bad luck. Of course, for a writer, bad luck is good for storytelling, and...

Night Flights

This Fly Boy photo of Travis’ innuendo-laden answer to Tricia is a good illustration of night flight. There’s more to see in the daylight but flying at night brings a special joy: all the lights below, the vast dark swaths of water or undeveloped land, the pulsing...

Mother’s Day

I love this picture of The Red Dog, with a new batch of baby chickens, particularly her Eastwood-esque squint. I can just imagine her saying, “Go ahead, make my day” to any who dared touch her charges. She’s the epitome of motherhood: tolerant, tender, AND...

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