Best of Turnstone – Page 2

Ideas, insights, and opinions — II

Best of Turnstone, Commonplace, How to live, Life, Wisdom August 23, 2020 by Tom Chester

Here are more excerpts from my notebook. As I wrote in the post with the first collection of these sayings, some have appeared elsewhere in … Read more

Intimacy

Best of Turnstone, How to live, Religion, Wisdom December 11, 2022August 10, 2020 by Tom Chester

This essay was published in the Tucson main newspaper, the Daily Star. It draws upon a couple of earlier posts on turn-stone, bringing together ideas … Read more

Ideas, insights, and opinions

Best of Turnstone, Commonplace, How to live, Life, Wisdom August 8, 2022August 6, 2020 by Tom Chester

Since long before I started turn-stone, I have kept a notebook of ideas for possible topics to write about, as well as quotes, and books … Read more

Biting my tongue

Best of Turnstone, Of the Moment, Politics March 31, 2022June 16, 2020 by Tom Chester

Politics is on the mind of many people these days as the country wrestles with issues such as the coronavirus pandemic, racial unrest, police brutality, … Read more

How to live and how to love

Best of Turnstone, Life, Society December 11, 2022August 30, 2018 by Tom Chester

I have quoted the late author Charles Bowden several times in this blog. I admire both his unusual prose style, which often is like an … Read more

Rules for living

Best of Turnstone, Community, Life, Poetry, Society, Wisdom August 8, 2022July 10, 2018 by Tom Chester

Self-help advice has long been a staple of American society, addressing many aspects of our lives. Bookstore shelves, Amazon recommendations, and Google search results are … Read more

Sweetness and light

Beekeeping and Other Interests, Best of Turnstone, Commonplace, Poetry, Society May 10, 2020January 28, 2018 by Tom Chester

I just had a poem published by a regional magazine devoted to arts and culture. My poem “Skeps” is about traditional methods of beekeeping but … Read more