Pre-wedding photo at Emerald Lake, 2011 My best female friend lost her partner at the end of September and it changed the landscape in many dimensions. It changed the landscape of our relationship. I’d missed our belly laughs that were occurring ever less frequently because we were both busy doing other things. She had given…
Month: November 2017
Aging Hands
Today is my birthday. I’ve been on this earth 19,358 days. My step daughter has been studying the solar system. If I lived on Sedna (minor planetary body at the outer edge of our solar system and a name my friend wanted to give my dog), I would not yet be two years old. My life history…
The Benefits of Apology
Painting Title: What Goes Around Comes Around I have spent the past week writing about the exploration of western North America by white colonists and the impact that various laws, economic changes, politics, and media had on our perception of the indigenous people who lived here. I’ve also spent some time reading (for pleasure) The Book…
Imperfect Shepherd 