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…
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,…
“Pullup, Level off!”
Monday, Sept. 6, 2021, 6 am I lay in bed this morning way too early to be awake, unable to…
Porch Musings
It’s morning on the bayou. The porch is cool and pleasant even though the temperature is already 79 degrees at…
Questions and Questioning: The Lord’s Prayer?
I have read, memorized, and recited Matthew 6: 9 – 13, “The Lord’s Prayer” since I was a kid in…
In This Place
In this placeOf a flawless cobalt skyOccasionally curtained in fleecy white patches. In this placeOf cool whispering breezesBeneath the sleepy…
Bail Reform: Where to Begin?
I began my journey investigating our current bail system months ago with an eye to advocating for bail reform. I…