The Gordon Bunch, Part III
On a wintry Friday night, I drove along our town’s short Main Street toward the big corner church. There’s not a lot of traffic in town after dark, and I didn’t encounter much, which made me a little sad to think the cold would keep people away from the benefit dinner taking place…
The Gordon Bunch, Part II
Recently, half the town and I attended a benefit for the Reverend Jim Gordon, to raise money for his treatment for Lewy Body Dementia…
The Gordon Bunch, Part I
On Friday night I attended a benefit for the Reverend Jim Gordon, a spaghetti dinner that called to everyone far and wide to trek home for family time…
Things Given
‘Tis the season, and I’m thinking about gifts. Not just about presents wrapped with bows and ribbons, but about things given, and a recent conversation…
That Ever-Singing Chord of Curiosity
My nephew has started swim lessons, which reminded me of my own swim lessons as a kid. Have I told you this before? …
On the Other Hand...
Sitting in a dark movie theater, watching all the previews of the upcoming movies--many of which involve fighting or strife because those things make great stories…
I Say Writer
A friend recently told me that when he first started working in a restaurant, years ago, that his life was completely changed one night by something the business owner said…