The care, thought, and love behind a shared meal

Putting the pieces together in 2024 to thrive in 2025

The meaningful nature of Halloween trick or treating and why it matters to building community

Welcoming new subscribers, and putting a fresh restatement on the principles of “West of 98” and the reasons for its existence.

A raw and real discussion of mental health, including my own .

Reflections on local culture from the firelight

A word on mental health and uplifting one another

Pursuing work worth doing in a society that strives to avoid work

Turning away from the merchants of big solutions and towards the things that matter

Adopting the unruliness of Wendell Berry’s Mad Farmer in defense of rural place and people