This is the second posthumous letter I’ve written to my dad since he died in 2009. Sometimes I just need that connection. Dear Dad, The world has changed drastically since you died. Remember when I told you in the nursing home that Barack Obama was elected in 2008? I remember the little grin creeping up […]
Month: June 2020
Two Lies, One Truth
Life sure is moseying along, folks. By the way, if you are curious about the work we’re doing in our yard, please see my ongoing series Nova Scotia Wildlife. I should probably change that to Backyard Wildlife, but it’s my intention to eventually be able to visit other wild places in the province! Today the […]
The Long, Hot Summer
I can’t breathe,” George Floyd said over and over as a police officer murdered him in broad daylight, for no reason, while other police officers stood around and watched as if to say “this is normal and okay.” That horribly stolen breath reflects the essence, I think, of our world today: we’re in the midst […]