Many who hear or read the phrase seize on its Biblical meaning which was literal and remains literal today, and as yet no one has suggested attempting to replace the book with Let Us Now Praise Famous Women.
These Are Those Who Have Come Out of Great Tribulation
Once a year members of my church here in Santa Fe volunteer to cook a week’s supper for our unhoused population; I look forward to it.
The Price of Fear
A few days ago, my dog Pip was attacked as he lay sleeping on my patio here in the mountains, bitten savagely in three places.
A Voice Crying in the Wilderness
…Not exactly a wilderness but a great expanse of desert, south of Santa Fe, that goes on for miles and miles to the sprawling town of Alamogordo.
The Rewards
This is a time when we all need to be reminded that there are rewards for years of hard work, devotion and persistence.
Writing From the Point of View of Others
Ideas are dangerous: it’s of their very nature, and it’s a danger that permeates the world of reading and writing.
Hands
Our faces show the inevitable effects of age but our hands seem to me to retain a little of our youthful hopefulness.
Taken by the Shawnee
The design for the cover of my next book, my historical novel, “Taken by the Shawnee” just arrived from my publisher, Turtle Point Press.
Somewhere Out There You…
As I’m listening to long-forgotten but amazingly familiar tunes, I’m remembering the high point of my visit to Dublin last week…
Humans, Bees and Wildlife in 2023
Today I’m headlining an important message from one of my friends, Arthur Firstenberg, author of the remarkable book The Invisible Rainbow.