My story about a Nursing Home. Some Gorey stuff, some sad stuff,  some crass stuff. 

What gives life meaning? what would great writers say?

Consider the pandemic crisis and the moral claims of shutting down the economy.

What are consequences, good and bad? How do COVID deaths compare to other mortality data?

A pulse on High School and College Seniors, where they are and how they're doing.

Taking comfort in poetry and a mother's wish. 

A child's note, three gifts, and Leo Tolstoy's famous story

You ever have that moment when something you’ve believed for some time begins to shift and slip, leaving you a bit off-balance?

Three simple toasts, suitable for most occasions, and easy to remember.

And, a little about the semicolon. 

How much light do you gain each day in January, over the month? and the next months? 

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Alexander Solzhenitsyn

What can we learn from the Gulag? About the military, about the body and soul?

With special guest Hayley Swinson, writer and editor, on how books help her get into the season. 

On receiving books and giving books. 

A friend in hospice talks about time, love, friendship, and the search for meaning.