Poetry is not easy
Every year my library sponsors a poetry contest. I love giving it a go, even though I am no where near being a knowledgeable poet. They a...
Apr 20, 2025 / Read More
Parallel lives and memories
Today I went to a funeral for a member of my church. I did not know him personally except from our annual meeting where he would stand up...
Jan 20, 2025 / Read More
Don’t call yourselves “Christians”
I have been reading a lot about the huge support for Donald Trump and his positions from Evangelical Christians. I do not understand it i...
Sep 29, 2024 / Read More
Hermitage of the self
“In the life of each of us, I said to myself, there is a place remote and islanded, and given to endless regret or secret happiness; we a...
Sep 01, 2024 / Read More
Visiting Delphi
In the small museum in Delphi, there are two masks, one allegedly of Apollo and the other of his sister Artemis. I am transfixed by them ...
Jun 04, 2024 / Read More
A poem about hope and grace
This spring I entered a poetry contest in which the theme was hope and grace. I did not win or receive mention but I immensely enjoyed th...
Apr 27, 2024 / Read More
The Light of Unknowing
One of the first characters one meets when taking a philosophy class or simply googling “philosophy” is Socrates. At his trial, as told t...
Jan 02, 2024 / Read More
The Advent Calendar- a lesson
I am not obsessively observant of my religious tradition, but some current trends are leading me to really question what on earth we are ...
Oct 30, 2023 / Read More
Future/Past Tense-a poem
This is a poem I wrote for the Shelter Island Bliss Morehead poetry competition. I did not win but I was honored to receive a mention. I ...
May 07, 2023 / Read More