I Love you Americanly...by Lynn Parrish Sutton, Illustrated by Melanie Hope Greenberg.   For our grands and all our cool chillers. Thank you.

Before I Move On...

Caroline Randall Williams' recent essay--"My body is a Confederate Monument"--has got me thinking.

We need to begin at the beginnin' --  Understanding America as an experiment with human nature--the product of the Enlightenment

Men and women are terribly flawed, but each of us are capable of extraordinary things

A while back I wrote a book called Tending to the Past.  The time is right to revisit the points I tried to make in Tending...

This is a recent reading of a narrative I wrote a while back. You may recognize a few lines or recurring metaphors. I've been known to return to familiar places. Hope you enjoy. Thank you

For Kids  #13-"I Love you Oceanly," by Lynn Parrish Sutton, Illustrated by  Hazel Mitchell. For our grands and all our cool chillers. Thank you.

My Granddaughter, Delaney's favorite: -"The Very Lazy Ladybug" by Isabel Finn, Illustrated by Jack Tickle

For all my grandkids, nephews, nieces, and all the other chillers. "Sometimes you Fly" by Katherine Applegate/ Illustrated by Jennifer Black Reinhardt