Monthly Archives: November 2024

America in Decline It’s like the air went out of our balloonin 1989. The last timewe were this self-absorbedwas during the Hoover presidencybefore the great depression.The stock market crashedand there was a national failureof imagination for three years.FDR rallied our … Continue reading

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[tanka] a pinwheeling leafstrikes the watercourseand floats around the bendgone forever do you ever think of me?

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The High Achievers A single mom gave everything she hadto her children. She took care of their urgent needsat all hours. She worked in a stressful jobto put food on the table and clothes on their backs.Because of her, there … Continue reading

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New Book My life’s work as a technical editor. $19 on Amazon.

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On Selfish Prayer Matthew 18:15-20 The Germans were fond of the slogan, Gott mit uns.*They wore these words on belt buckles and helmetsand they hoisted them on a sign in the Great War.The Brits responded, We got mittens, too. Jason … Continue reading

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