Did You Know about Owls’ Ears? Cats’ Bellies? Caterpillar Hairs?
There are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in ANYONE’s philosophy, to borrow a phrase from the bard. Don’t believe Hamlet (or me)?…
Category: Musings
The Truth Tellers: Noemi Ban
Since I published my first “Truth Tellers” post, the idea of “the truth” has become increasingly controversial. I started this post many times, but nothing ever seemed…
Stavik Story tonight on ABC
As I mentioned in my last post about Mandy Stavik’s mom, Mary Stavik, ABC’s 20/20 has created an episode about the resolution of her 30-year-old murder case.…
The Truth Tellers: Mary Stavik
It has been my privilege to interview some extraordinary people. Two of those — brave women who told difficult truths— have recently been in the news. I…
Hawk daycare
Sometimes your blog is overtaken. By a hawk. In your backyard. This is such a blog. As my younger son Ian and I were talking this afternoon—he…
Right-brain editing. Wait. What?
That your left brain does not know what the right is doing is not news. If the right hand doesn’t know what the left is doing (observe…
A Kitten Tale: Sinbad
My kids used to beg for the bedtime story about Sinbad. They knew the real story, of course: our sleek, archetypal black cat had simply appeared, like…
Mary Oliver, and Peonies
In honor of National Poetry month, I am dedicating my April blog to the tender and beautiful poem “Peonies,”* by Mary Oliver. As it happens, my own…
Easter joys and letting go
This Easter, may you be spared a surfeit of sweets! “Huh? What’s that?” you say. “What’s Easter without a major glycemic overload?” When my offspring were young,…
Take to the streets — or to the woods?
We Quakers, seeking to live up to our history of spiritually rooted activism, often feel called to lend our voices to social or political causes. At the…
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The Truth Tellers: Noemi Ban
Since I published my first “Truth Tellers” post, the idea of “the truth” has become increasingly controversial. I started this post many times, but nothing ever seemed…
Stavik Story tonight on ABC
As I mentioned in my last post about Mandy Stavik’s mom, Mary Stavik, ABC’s 20/20 has created an episode about the resolution of her 30-year-old murder case.…
The Truth Tellers: Mary Stavik
It has been my privilege to interview some extraordinary people. Two of those — brave women who told difficult truths— have recently been in the news. I…
Hawk daycare
Sometimes your blog is overtaken. By a hawk. In your backyard. This is such a blog. As my younger son Ian and I were talking this afternoon—he…
Right-brain editing. Wait. What?
That your left brain does not know what the right is doing is not news. If the right hand doesn’t know what the left is doing (observe…
A Kitten Tale: Sinbad
My kids used to beg for the bedtime story about Sinbad. They knew the real story, of course: our sleek, archetypal black cat had simply appeared, like…
Mary Oliver, and Peonies
In honor of National Poetry month, I am dedicating my April blog to the tender and beautiful poem “Peonies,”* by Mary Oliver. As it happens, my own…
Easter joys and letting go
This Easter, may you be spared a surfeit of sweets! “Huh? What’s that?” you say. “What’s Easter without a major glycemic overload?” When my offspring were young,…
Take to the streets — or to the woods?
We Quakers, seeking to live up to our history of spiritually rooted activism, often feel called to lend our voices to social or political causes. At the…