To my readerly readers who care enough about my life and/or my reading life to read this, here goes...

I remember the day when I hiked to that rushing waterfall in the mountains. It was a long, slightly arduous hike, but as the trail ended I

Many people decide to be “healthy” every year on New Year’s Day. Most of these people end up not lasting more than that day. Or that week. O

I live in a small lake community where golf carts are a prevalent and even preferred source of transportation. Of course my family has to be

I don’t know where my summer went.  I anticipated and anticipated and anticipated it…and now it is leaving swiftly, rapidly. It is flying a

Airsoft War. Just hearing the name makes you want to cue the epic battle music, doesn't it?

Later – much, much later – when we both knew what we had bought and what it had cost, she said that I should tell it. “But,” I protested,...

When a guy named Saul was sent by his father to look for some missing donkeys, I don't think he considered this frustrating incident to...

When people ask me what car I want to drive in the proverbial “someday”, I think they expect a normal response. Perhaps they want me to...

Recently, I read the 1932 classic Brave New World by Aldous Huxley.  Brave New World is the most memorable and impactful dystopian book....

Dear Persecuted Friends, in my household this is our list of acceptable drinks to drink...

Recently, I've been trying to think of a word that sums up the kind of life that I want to live...

Life is filled with stories. We read stories, listen to stories, act out stories, and tell stories. People love telling stories,...

I am an Egyptian. Egyptians rule with a fist of iron. Their love is conditional. They serve their gods faithfully. They treat their...