Of daffodils and tanksDaffodils in winter: Will they stand against ice, wind and rain? A country overtaken by an invasion: Can it endure? Lessons amidst frailty.Feb 24, 2023Feb 24, 2023
Your new trip around the sunA few days into this new year a friend greeted me in a very unusual way. Definitely a different perspective. Which got me thinking.Jan 26, 2023Jan 26, 2023
2 book series that will expand your worldA book series focuses on a longer story arc or common characters. It’s an opportunity for a longer journey to discover a story more deeply.May 19, 2022May 19, 2022
Going nuclear is back on the tableThe Cold War ended. Tensions decreased in Europe. Peace. Until Russia invaded Ukraine. Suddenly a nuclear attack is back on the table.May 3, 2022May 3, 2022
The old man with the bicycleThe old man chose to stay at a Youth Hostel with the ‘kids’. Because he did, I learned travel lessons that have served me well ever since.Oct 4, 2021Oct 4, 2021
Between 2 countries, finding a place to belongWhat could a story about a woman moving from Ireland to Brooklyn in the 1950s have in common with my move from Sweden to Iowa in the 1970s?Feb 18, 2021Feb 18, 2021
The dream jobI landed my dream job as a video and film producer with a company located in a medieval castle surrounded by a moat. How perfect is that?Oct 17, 2020Oct 17, 2020
Celebrating laborLabor Day is about celebrating workers. Because if nobody worked, we wouldn’t eat, have anywhere to live or much of anything else.Sep 4, 2020Sep 4, 2020
There’s no place like homeHome. We live there. Leave and come back. But what does ‘home’ really mean? And what makes something or someplace ‘home’?Aug 9, 2020Aug 9, 2020
Inside out and topsy-turvyLife suddenly became totally different, overwhelming. How do we cope? Move forward? To change or not to change and if so what?Aug 3, 2020Aug 3, 2020
Facing our giantsA lot of things in life don’t get done. They’re big. Scary. We don’t know how to get started. So we don’t face our giants. Safer that way.Jul 19, 2020Jul 19, 2020
Independence DayWe hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, … endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable RightsJul 3, 2020Jul 3, 2020
The effect of Coronavirus on Man-in-the-Moon MarigoldsThe coronavirus affected everything. Life spiraling down. Like a dysfunctional family. No way out. Or is there? A future after the…Jun 26, 2020Jun 26, 2020
Meeting again and then…Michael looked forward to be back where he once lived. Getting off the train, he’d meet Jody. The last time had gone spectacularly badly.Jun 18, 2020Jun 18, 2020
I wanted to build a houseGrowing up, I wanted to build a house. Not just a tree house or play shed. But a real house to live in. No clue where the idea came from.May 22, 2020May 22, 2020
The little red-haired girl and the magical islandPeter was in the harbor to repair a ship unloader. Across the shipping channel was an island. With memories of a magical summer long ago.May 3, 2020May 3, 2020
Morning sickness and the CoronavirusWhen there’s a problem in life, we want to find a solution. Fast. That’s natural. Part of what makes us human. But what if there’s a price…Apr 27, 2020Apr 27, 2020
On the wrong trainI found a perfect seat on the high speed train. Then doubt set in. Was it really going where I wanted to go? Maybe I was on the wrong…Apr 20, 2020Apr 20, 2020
Potter is not selling — he’s buyingA bank run at the Bailey Building & Loan. Investors wanting their money right now. What does that have to do with the Coronavirus?Apr 10, 2020Apr 10, 2020
Snow geese and sun dogsUsually driving from Little Rock to Memphis is mundane. Not so this day. Fields covered in white birds. 3 suns in the sky. Was it an omen?Mar 25, 2020Mar 25, 2020
