Learn to meditate with the monsters. Sit down and sup with the demons. But don't let them feed you.  - from Field Notes: 26 Decem...

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...

After a long a quixotic summer, I find myself feeling more than a little drained, more than a bit tense, and more than a tad exhilarated. ...

Ken Parsons, 1955. The picture I chose of my dad was taken in 1955... 18 years before I was born. Although I have pictures of him f...

M adge just shook her head and waddled over to the three lever tap with Bill Watson’s empty glass. She made her way like someone who had wor...