Mile Run (Or How I Learned to Love to Hurt)I was an above-average, high-school miler for three years—I decided to enjoy the Sixties my senior year—and I never forgot the experience…Jul 25Jul 25
Doc and the ToadNote: this essay originally appeared in Five Points, Volume 23, Number 1.May 23May 23
Death of a FriendDuring the early Fall of 2017, an old friend of mine died. He lived in Gloucester, Virginia, near the coastal region between the…Jun 21, 2023Jun 21, 2023
What Makes a Good Book a Good Book Anyway?My daughter asked me the other day: So what makes a good book a good book anyway?Mar 24, 20222Mar 24, 20222
A Letter to My Daughter on Finding Joy While Surviving the PandemicDear Elizabeth:Aug 16, 2021Aug 16, 2021
Green Tara: Three Things I Learned after a Year of Pandemic PracticeA year ago, I wrote a piece about the Dalai Lama’s advice to a group of Chinese Buddhists who wanted to know what specific practice they…Apr 26, 2021Apr 26, 2021
January 6, 2021: What I Want My Daughter to Know about the Siege on Our CapitolDear Elizabeth:Feb 24, 2021Feb 24, 2021
Weathering the Pandemic of 2020: Five Small Sermons for My Eleven-Year-Old DaughterWhat follows are five small sermons that would cause my daughter to roll her eyes if I delivered them to her in the car now, where I still…Jan 24, 2021Jan 24, 2021
A Letter to My Daughter on the Day that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Were Projected to Be the…Dear Elizabeth:Nov 8, 2020Nov 8, 2020
