I WILL BE ON the NPR radio program Writer’s Voice, in the final installment of “The River Runs Through Us,” a special, six-part series “exploring the literature, spirit, and meaning Continue reading

IT TOOK THREE TRIES, but I finally got the flower boxes right. Two of them grace my front porch, facing the sidewalk and street beyond, centered on either side of Continue reading

I AM NO PHYSICIST, but I am working on a theory of opposing forces. It is not a theory per se, but more like an experiment, since it arises directly Continue reading

SOMETIMES PAINT JUMPS out of the tubes, lush and thick, and stays that way, resisting too much spreading around. Other times paint barely scratches the surface, like a stick drawing Continue reading

AN INCH OF POWDERY SNOW fell Friday night, making Saturday morning’s walk one of the most beautiful of the winter. The slate sky with lilac on the horizon resolved into Continue reading