Walking alone: Conclusion
Frank Cipriani’s house was what’s called Santa Fe style, a cross between 21st century Beverly...
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Tag: mountain musing
Next to Normal: an emotional wallop
Whomp! The audience gasps. Slam! the audience laughs. Smash! The audience is on the verge of...
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Where the train no longer stops
At noon the main street is so silent and empty that my wife and I walk down its center and chat...
Read More Sampling the future on stage
Trying to stage a play in 10 minutes seems to me much like trying to pour a fifth of wine into a...
Read More Exploring wonderland
When I was driving across the red rock and canyon desert of central Utah last month, a stunning...
Read More Wrong Twin, part 2
It’s been a month now and my husband Julian’s twin brother Jules is still staying with us. My...
Read More Wrong Twin, Part 1
Jules and Julian were born seven minutes apart and had the same mother and father, but they were...
Read More Walking the Sandias
Any good hiking guide must answer two questions: why go and and how to go. All the rest—maps,...
Read More Thoughts of a wood splitter
On a recent morning I picked up the heavier, the more serious of my two axes, strode over to the...
Read More When fools fall in love
The three-word title tells you most of what you need to know about Sam Shepard’s brief, tightly...
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When meteors fall
All evidence suggests that America today is not a happy place, with every poll showing a strong...
Read MoreRural versus urban
Today, April 5, is the deadline for the governor to act on the unusually massive 310 bills the 2019 Legislature passed. Nearly all will become law since the governor’s veto pen is not getting much of a workout. However, in the...
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