From the time when I began to read, stories and poems, especially song lyrics, that resonate most are those that “speak to me.” They are usually character or theme driven. In…

Two consequential events dramatically altered the world’s climate and ecosystem. The first occurred 66 million years ago when a seven-mile-wide asteroid smashed into earth near Yucatan. Within 24 hours, the species…

When looking back over my life’s course of events, it seems as if there was a pre-arranged master plan or road map that I was intended to follow in order to…

Far from the madding crowd’s ignoble strife,           Their sober wishes never learn’d to stray;  Along the cool sequester’d vale of life           They kept the noiseless tenor of their way.  Was it…

One of life’s greatest blessings is an individual’s network of friends and family. The tough part comes at the end, when a member of one’s personal tribe dies. Some pass unexpectedly;…