Welcome to the Tyler Babble
I once met a young person in Tyler who was sharing their frustration with me about a personal matter. They…
What About “What About Easter”?
I wrote “What about Easter?” several months ago posting it to a local media blog. Not long after it went…
I had an abortion. Here’s why.
In the summer of 2015, I chose to have an abortion. I want to tell you what was and wasn’t…
Open Letter to Our Legislators
The question: Do I really want to share this writing? The answer comes twofold. First, I can’t seem to let…
Maybe – Complicity?
Maybe it’s the faces of hundreds of third, fourth, and fifth-grade students intruding into my mind’s eye? Maybe it’s their…
Tyler Women’s Rights Rally: My Brief Talk
The Tyler Women’s Rights Rally was held at the Downtown Tyler Square on Sunday, May 8, 2022, from roughly 10:30…
What about Easter?
It’s Palm Sunday and much of the world is gearing up for Holy Week and various remembrances – Maundy Thursday,…
No Good, Very Bad Days, and Joy
A week ago, my vision suddenly changed. Something was different – wrong. My left eye saw every object as multiple,…
The Worm Tosser
Yesterday, I joined the hundreds of volunteers who fanned Southside Park and Rose Rudman trail, gloved and toting garbage bags.…
A Greater Love
My Grandfather was a Giant. I don’t mean just in a physical sense either, though years of working with his…