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May 2026

May 08, 2026

The End of the World, and Queen Anne’s Lace

Things go on as they always have, with variations. The guinea pig is...

January 2026

January 20, 2026

That I Will See Him Face to Face

Life goes on as it has: terrible and historic in the great big world, and...

August 2025

August 19, 2025

A Gathering Storm and a Butterfly

If I am just overreacting lately, I'll be pleased. But I don't think...

May 2025

May 25, 2025

She Treats Everyone Like A Mother

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

May 21, 2025

To Hear the Shepherd’s Voice

I woke up anxious as ever. The day might come when I don't immediately panic...

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...

April 2025

April 09, 2025

Saving the Flowers in the Last Frost

Again, I opened my door at the end of the world. I shouldn't have...

March 2025

March 19, 2025

Come Life Eternal

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

February 2025

February 18, 2025

A Mayfly

The times continue to be interesting. I keep thinking about what story a historian...

February 10, 2025

A Better February

I apologize for the sparse posting, my friends. My veteran readers know that this...

December 2024

December 12, 2024

O Precious the Snow

Winter is not astronomical, as many have observed before me. It's not to do with...

December 02, 2024

Your Redemption is at Hand

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke: Jesus said to his disciples: “There...

November 2024

November 17, 2024

A November Pilgrimage

I woke up terrified, and sad. I have been learning to be happy for nearly...

November 14, 2024

The Last Sunflower

On a chilly mid-November afternoon, I went outside to turn over the compost heap. I...

July 2024

July 01, 2024

Facing the Opposite Way

It was the kind of weekend I haven't had in awhile: the kind where...

April 2024

April 14, 2024

An Anxious Night

I had a bit of an anxious night. I haven't suffered too...

December 2023

December 14, 2023

A Season of Comfort and Joy

The car will only drive one mile. Jimmy said the fastest thing will be...

September 2023

September 08, 2023

A Sad Barbie

I went to the Barbie movie. I shouldn't have done that. We didn't have a...

June 2023

June 06, 2023

The Return of Serendipity

On Monday, we went to the pool for the first time this year. We...

June 03, 2023

In the Terrible Heat of an Appalachian Summer

It was one of those days where the air is poison. The grass had...

March 2023

March 28, 2023

Harbinger of Spring

The panic was severe for the longest time, and then it evaporated. The insomnia went...

March 20, 2023

On the First Day of Spring

It's the first day of spring, and I'm not doing so well. Today's the anniversary...

March 14, 2023

A Late Winter

The winter that never came finally got here last night. We had a dreadfully...

March 08, 2023

A March Walk

The anxiety hasn't been good this week. In fact it's been terrible. It hasn't...

January 2023

January 17, 2023

The Red-Shouldered Hawk on the Anxiety Walk

I was on my daily Anxiety Walk, when I saw the hawk again. The Anxiety...

December 2022

December 24, 2022

A Candle in a Cold House

This morning I woke up in my living room, with my face stinging from...

December 21, 2022

On a Dark Night

It's a dark night, the darkest of the year. Truth be told, it has been...

November 2022

November 08, 2022

A Most Relaxing Afternoon

We went to Pittsburgh to meet a friend at the zoo. It was supposed to...

November 03, 2022

In a Bright November

Wednesday was a bad day. It was damp and cloudy outside. I like cloudy days,...

October 2022

October 14, 2022

The Name is Serendipity

I had panic attacks wall to wall on my birthday, which is never a...