WARNINGS: - This essay contains language that includes sharks and may be unsuitable for attorneys. - Unlike the concise, direct headline...

Sometimes, I write a “based-on-a-true-story” piece about something I observe in real life. This one is based on a couple I observed...

Sunday provided one of the first real indications that autumn has arrived. It was cloudy and cool with a moderate north wind that, at if...

Sometimes, I feel the need to clear the decks of all the random thoughts going through my head, as well as ideas that I’ve written on...

It’s just going to be an hour or so, with an audience that I’ve been told is looking forward to hearing what I have to say. But I have to...

Today's essay is a rerun from 2014. See you with a fresh (or at least new) essay next week. EDITOR’S NOTE: Today’s essay is a bit like an...

I only have about 15 minutes today, so this will be short and sweet (like nectar … or blood, which for purposes of this account, is...

I was sitting quietly on the front porch reading a book, and for once in my life, even if was for the briefest of moments, I was...

“Was it a strike?” Joan asked in the middle of a conversation about I don’t even know what at this point. I nodded, and she continued. We...

It’s 5:05 a.m., and I’m sitting here thinking about what to write. For some reason, my brain doesn’t want to crank out anything. Ideas...

I’ve had an ongoing battle with self-checkout kiosks, and Sunday brought everything full circle. Since they showed up at our local...