He held the photo in front of my face and excitedly said, “Can you see it?” I starred intently at the photo and tried to make out what was going on in this dark and very blurry image from his trip to the said-to-be-haunted Sallie House, in Atchison, Kansas. The problem was, he was holding […]
I’ve recently realized how curiosity has been at the wheel during most of my life. So many of the significant, surprising moments ingrained in my memory came from an insatiable need to find answers to the questions that pop up in my mind. That pull to explore a subject, a creative project, a situation, or […]
There’s a famous Carl Jung quote that says life doesn’t truly begin until our forties and that everything before then is research. Over the last four years, I’ve discovered just how true that is. A lot has changed in the four years since I’ve shared in this space. My marriage ended and what was one […]
Thanksgiving will be a quiet affair for us this year. Perhaps it’s the need for an extra-long period of holiday cheer, but my mind is solely on the Christmas season. Our Thanksgiving dinner will be simple, yet delicious, with the highlight being the final dessert. In lieu of pie, this year there will be sparkling […]