Going Alone

It’s becoming harder now to engage deeply at work. Everyone suddenly seems so young. They have mortgages and young kids. Or they’re...

This new and fast-growing lump in my body has so far only distracted me from my unwarranted ideas of the future. And that’s a very good...

Emily’s childhood is really done. It’s taken me a bit for that fact to settle in. But, with university nearly over and her life path...

I took the day off work to learn how to retire. The place where I work offers classes for those at the end of their careers, in order to...

I’ve discovered a funny new superpower at work, a temporary, ephemeral force which has only recently emerged, and will be gone soon when...

I’ve been swimming daily now in the ocean for several weeks. My body has changed, growing stronger with the muscles I use to swim, skin...

Yesterday, at the beach, a group of three middle-aged adults arrived by the edge of the water, escorting a very old woman to look at the...

It’s a milestone day for my daughter. She’s going to the Japanese consulate today to pick up her new passport. There’s a chance they’ll...

I found the most delightful home yesterday. A home for sale. It’s a little more costly than what we plan to spend, but oh, what a place!...

This document is the official transcript of the Cold Gate hike. This was a very scary adventure. Not so much during the hike itself, but...