Dec 25, 2023Swaddling Bands“How did you sleep” Nathan greets me with these words almost every morning. It’s a dangerous question because while I often sleep well...
Dec 18, 2023The Good ShepherdAs I write this, a seventy-pound golden retriever sits at my feet. More accurately, he sits on my feet and is pressing the full weight of...
Dec 11, 2023EvergreenSometime after Thanksgiving and before the first weekend in December, we’ll climb the steps into a freezing attic and carry down the...
Dec 4, 2023The Serpent“Kill it again, Charles! Kill it again!" I'd heard the punch line a dozen times, but it never failed to send me into a fit of giggles....