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August 01, 2025

A Library at the End of the World

We've been going on drives. Adrienne and I usually drive to the lake to...

July 2025

July 26, 2025

The Spirit Speaks: Not in Words, but in Life

I dreamed I was the person I was meant to be. In the darkest...

July 20, 2025

The River is Not Kind

The Ohio is not a kind river. When you grow up in the state of...

July 15, 2025

A Garden, A Kitchen, A Heaven, A Hell

There was a knock at the door, when I was worrying. There's so much to...

July 01, 2025

And What is a Family?

The calm after the storm is more difficult than the storm itself. When I'm running...

June 2025

June 27, 2025

And the Rain Will Wash it Away

(A caution to my more sensitive readers: this story involves an injured animal, and a...

June 24, 2025

A Neighbor, on a Dark Night

This isn't a good story; just a true one. A good story has a...

June 22, 2025

A Time for Peace

The rain finally stopped. We'll be without it for several days now. The abnormally...

June 20, 2025

The Fireflies and the Sylph

There was a bit of a tempest last weekend. I'm known for my candor,...

June 17, 2025

Walking the Mound, Between Bones and Floods

Mountains Older than Bones On Wednesday, we went to Moundsville. "Going to Moundsville" is...

June 14, 2025

Swimming, at the End of the World

At the end of the world, I went swimming. It wasn't that I didn't...

June 05, 2025

The Angel, The Garden, and the Sylph

I came out in the morning, to find the garden a mess. The sandbox was...

May 2025

May 31, 2025

A Rainy Day Folie-à-Deux

The rain went on until I thought I'd go mad. Adrienne had her last...

May 25, 2025

She Treats Everyone Like A Mother

At the end of the world, I got my house ready for a party....

May 22, 2025

When You Think of the Budget, Think of the Children

I just want to remind you that every choice our government makes has real consequences,...

May 18, 2025

To Free a Starling from the Snare

There was a knock at the door. I was lying on the sofa, putting off...

May 16, 2025

“Gently Does It,” I Told Myself

I never thought I'd be the mother of a traumatized cat. Charlie the stray is...

May 14, 2025

A Recollection at Dusk

As the sun was getting low, I went out to inspect the garden. Charlie the...

May 08, 2025

If Not for the Worry

If not for the worry, I would be happy. On Monday I went to...

May 03, 2025

Redemption in the Blue-Eyed Mary

I went for a hike on a new trail. I'd been to Fernwood State...

May 01, 2025

A Tempest in LaBelle

The sirens began when we were in the checkout. Steubenville doesn't have tornado sirens at...

April 2025

April 25, 2025

The God Who Knows All Names

I woke up anxious. I have been at peace since the Easter liturgy, but it's...

April 22, 2025

The Great LaBelle Easter Egg Hunt

It was the day of the Great LaBelle Easter Egg Hunt. A friend sent me...

April 21, 2025

Uncanny as the Empty Tomb

I went into Triduum, anxious. I was brought up to think that the Church was...

April 17, 2025

Where the Lion Lies Down, Heaven Is

Charlie has not left. I've never had a cat in my life before. My father...

April 03, 2025

You the Branches, Compassion the Law

"I think your cat hurt herself!" said Jimmy. "She's holding up one leg." He'd...

March 2025

March 31, 2025

The Cat, The Rabbit, and Christianity

Charlie the cat belongs to the Artful Dodgers, but I pretend not to know...

March 26, 2025

The Only God Worth My Time

I had a little time, so I went to the chapel. It was that same...

March 20, 2025

Food for the Spirit

Jimmy's boy wants blackberry bushes. All the children want blackberry bushes, and I'm partial...

March 19, 2025

Come Life Eternal

As the world died around me, I went for a drive. It was the...