Neighbors
“Some days are better than others, this is true for us all. We can’t be expected to remember everything we know.”—Smith I sit looking into... Read more
Merlin: a humorous, sweet, forgetful man. Merlin had an accident while he was a truck driver. He fell backward off of his truck while he... Read more
A Sermon on a Stump
He was just sitting there. On a stump. Looking away from the people who were working behind him. Looking toward the group of teenagers who... Read more
Costumed Strangers Came in Droves
I blame it in part on an article in the San Francisco Chronicle exposing my hood as one of the best undiscovered haunts for Halloween... Read more
Gate Keepers in Your Path
In life, there are some people whose role it is to block another from getting ahead. They stand in your way, even when there is... Read more
A Wreck, Pest Control, and Ole Miss
Yesterday was one of those days. After working in the rain for fifteen days straight, trying to catch up with everyone and everything in the... Read more
Erica’s Ferrari
Erica and my daughter became best friends at the beginning of middle school. Through the girls’ common after-school activities I got to know Erica’s parents... Read more
More people are connecting, platonically and romantically, online. What relationships have you formed on the Internet and how are they different from your in-person ones? Give an opinion

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