new year
-
Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don’t be afraid. Frederick Buechner The bad news? The year ahead will be full of sadness, grief, disappointment, and struggle. Exactly like the year we’re wrapping up today. And the year before that. And all the years before that. To be fair, the current state…
-
A new year’s resolution: Write something every day. SOMETHING. There; that is done. That is one. (Not so hard, was it?) Do it again tomorrow. Do it better.
-
The pen, the sword, you know the drill. – a note of encouragement from the funny and indefatigable Ross Murray, written 12/16/16 In the fall of 2016, Outside magazine published an obituary for the Great Barrier Reef. It was satire, a cynical commentary piece (though not clearly labeled as such), and to scientists’ great alarm…
-
OK, 2019, let’s go. Hoppin’ John and greens (and a spicy bloody Mary)? Check. New calendars up? Check. Christmas tree down? Not quite; but today (January 5th) is the last day of Christmas, so I’ve got a few more hours. BONUS? A surprise New Year’s Day visit from a pal who brought her daughter to…