I found a feather on the sidewalk Delicate. Natural. Out of place on an urban pathway littered by disposed-of coffee cups, cigarette butts scattered carelessly across the landscape, with pet waste, unabashed ignorance and exhaust fumes; traces of society’s irresponsibility. No end in sight. Yet there, without notice, a treasure waiting to be found, or […]

I am not hungry, but starving; this inner need (or want), a craving for anything pure, authentic, and nourishing. A sandwich or salad, unlike what I have known, or consumed. Only after I am sufficiently sated will I be able to do battle another day, or sleep without these images interrupting this night. It is […]

We are entering the season of giving and, with that, increased annual charitable appeals. Wherever we are, in all directions, we can look around our communities and see the obvious needs, in so many forms. Society is best measured in how we care for those who cannot care for themselves, and we respond with our […]