Remember What Peace
At an area called the Children’s Pool on the beach at La Jolla, CA, two groups of people locked themselves into a long running controversy over harbor seals that like…
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Rattlesnakes, Water Moccasins and Nests of Copperheads ~ Oh, my!
“The woods were full of peril—rattlesnakes and water moccasins and nests of copperheads; bobcats, bears, coyotes, wolves, wild boar; … rabies-crazed skunks, raccoons, and squirrels; merciless fire ants and ravening…
A Flash of Black
Hearts of darkness haunt the recently released movie “Race” about Jesse Owens’ athletic career in track and field. At the beginning of the movie, Jesse and a friend board a bus…
The Light in Lent
Nine parts dust and one part light, Just motes that shimmer on the air, Like stars, for one brief moment bright, We vanish even as we flare. There’s sweetness in…
Presto Valet
You can’t go home again. Thomas Wolfe, one of the most treasured authors produced by this country, says it outright in the title of his classic novel: You can’t go…
On Scarlet Wings
Tap, tap, tap. Tap, tap, tap. Tap, tap, tap at the window. A brilliant red cardinal flew again and again at the windows lining the room where we were gathered…