More and Less

More and Less

It was an overflow dining room with high ceilings, concrete floors, large windows and the brightest of acoustics. Designed for senior citizens, many of them in wheelchairs, the space suited perfectly. But our school had obtained permission to use it as a lunchroom for...
The Safety Net

The Safety Net

A 19th Century hymn contains these lyrics: “O what peace we often forfeit, O what needless pain we bear, all because we do not carry everything to the Lord in prayer.” (What a Friend We Have in Jesus, Jospeh Scriven, 1819-1886). Hmm. I guess not a whole...
That choice before us

That choice before us

Our world is one where the word ‘dystopia’ (an imaginary society with great suffering and injustice and hopelessness under a totalitarian regime marked by harshness) and its corresponding adjective, ‘dystopian’ are in vogue. It’s very chic to use either of them in...
Metaphor Mysteries

Metaphor Mysteries

City dwellers seeking a temporary escape from their normal day to day have caused a sharp rise in farm vacations, or the fancy term, agritourism. A major discovery for those who choose this style of time away from their concrete jungle is how much farmers love what...
Hiking boots recommended

Hiking boots recommended

A college student with the goal of becoming a neurosurgeon enters her studies knowing that much study and reading and personal sacrifice are ahead. She signs up for classes, thereby consenting to the sleepless nights, the long years of internship, the financial...