A metaphor for our times
In Ancient Greek mythology, Echo was a mountain nymph who angered Hera, the wife of Zeus. As punishment, Hera cast a spell on Echo in … Read more
The intimacy of commerce
Intimacy, the connection of one person with another, is an antidote to the alienation that is epidemic in our society and to the growing tendency … Read more
All the time we need
A friend told me the story of an acquaintance who had hired a Navajo guide to take him by horseback to a remote part of … Read more
Last Request
As I explore writing fiction, I have been trying some short, short stories. This one involves two daughters facing a challenge posed by their father. … Read more
An Echo of Mourning
A local writing group recently used “Echoes” as a composition prompt. Here is a poem on that theme, written in blank verse, unrhymed iambic pentameter. … Read more
Little Pitchers, Big Ears, and All That
Riffing on “Echoes” as a prompt, I composed this short, short story. I got the idea for it from an anecdote I heard years ago. … Read more
Cars, Fathers, and Life
In six decades of driving, I have experienced good times and bad over hundreds of thousands of miles—road trips, traffic tickets, accidents, breakdowns, and even … Read more