On leave in Florida.  I am 45 years old and I'm still coming to terms with the impact my father's death had on my life. Ju...

All things are made bitter, words even / are made to taste like paper, wars gets tossed up / like soldiers used to be/ (in a child's a...

God is at home, it's we who have gone out for a walk.~ Meister Eckhart Home life is no more natural to us than a cage is natural to a...

Lord give me a job of work to do. - Tom Paxton Back to the work force for me. After nearly 6 months of drawing unemployment and tryin...

Pictured left is my second round of drinks as a paid freelance journalist in Louisville. Nothing fancy. Just my usual round of Miller L...

One of the things I like about traveling is the reaffirming sense of my place in the world. Riding the bus out here from River City, barrell...

 Educated vs. Learned I grew up believing that if I wasn't immediately good at something, then I should instead focus on those thi...

Some stories do not fit in a short format. With the monthly Moth Story Slam quickly approaching, I've been pondering what story to...

DaveFest 2013 What you do is who you are. You are your own comeuppance. You become your own message. - Leonard Peltier Every man is in his o...

As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly. - Arthur Carlson, WKRP IN CINCINNATI Probably the most succinct explanation I've ever...