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May 2026

May 13, 2026

The River, the Kingdom, the Cliff

I met a new friend at nearly midnight, last weekend. Michael had just gotten off...

November 2025

November 17, 2025

Not Heaven or Hell, but Earth

A friend of mine once dreamed she went to hell, but it wasn't so terrible....

November 04, 2025

Epiphany at Tunnel Number Eight

I went for a drive, in early November. It's soon enough after the end of...

September 2025

September 16, 2025

To See the Light of God

The lights went out at midnight. Michael was at his night shift and Adrienne...

August 2025

August 30, 2025

Never An Ordinary Life

They say the mad king is dying. I don't know exactly when the president's...

July 2025

July 20, 2025

The River is Not Kind

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

December 2024

December 26, 2024

Everything Good Comes out of Nazareth

The first two days of winter were brilliant, and then they weren't anymore. The...

April 2024

April 19, 2024

A Haunted House

It happened when I was weeding the strawberries. It was the brightest of bright...

February 2024

February 27, 2024

Seven Ranges and the Pothole Predicament

The potholes were worse than they'd ever been. Steubenville has plenty of terrible potholes. We're...

January 2024

January 29, 2024

The Sign of the Lamb

I tried to go to Mass. I've failed at this several times since Christmas. The...

December 2023

December 21, 2023

O Night Divine

It was the second-shortest day of the year, the day before the shortest day of...

January 2023

January 19, 2023

The Hawk and the Songbirds

I haven't seen the hawk since Sunday. I'd asked, for a joke, if I could...

January 07, 2023

Sign of the Pigeons

It was the pigeons that gave me hope. I was going for my walk...

December 2022

December 21, 2022

On a Dark Night

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

October 2022

October 16, 2022

My Thoughts On the Proposed Merger Between the Dioceses of Steubenville and Columbus

You have probably heard that the current bishop of Steubenville, Jeffery M. Monforton, has officially...

July 2022

July 21, 2022

Lady With The Blue Coat

It was one of those exhausting mid-July days where the whole world slows to...

April 2022

April 27, 2022

A Great Day Out

We went to Pittsburgh. I've been so sick with anxiety it's hard to write about...

February 2022

February 19, 2022

Pete Brings the Beach

There is a man named Pete. He rides the bus almost every day. I...

February 01, 2022

On the Bend of the Ohio

It wasn't until after evening Mass on Sunday that I noticed the house was...

January 2022

January 27, 2022

What Are Some Differences Between a Cult and a Healthy Religious Practice?

I want to talk a little about the difference between a cult and a...

December 2021

December 17, 2021

A Suite of Nutcrackers for a Merry Christmas

Over a week ago now, I went semi-viral on Twitter for sharing a photograph...

November 2021

November 24, 2021

A Tree to Save the World

Truth be told, the anxiety is still bad. I've struggled with anxiety my entire life....

October 2021

October 29, 2021

The World Is Dark, The World Is Light

Last week, Rosie and I delivered a carload of supplies from the birthday...

September 2021

September 20, 2021

Seven to Seventy is the Way Home

I dreamed I was trying to get to Columbus. My first morning back in...

August 2021

August 04, 2021

The Valley Is All There Is

It was another sunny day, a good day for a drive. I took Rosie to...

July 2021

July 14, 2021

Driving Miss Rosie

I took the Neighborhood Trolley to the doctor today-- thanks to all my readers...

July 06, 2021

A Day Out

We went to Pittsburgh this weekend. I'm not quite an accomplished enough driver to find...

June 2021

June 21, 2021

Tink’s Wall

I didn't know Tink. I'd seen him lying on a mattress on the porch...

June 03, 2021

On the Side of the Angels

The menacing neighbor woke me up just before dawn. I heard the jangling of...

May 2021

May 27, 2021

A Prayer Impatient and Irreverent

Two days ago was the best day I've had in years, and I am thankful....