Midnight Miracle At Miracle Beach
Many summers ago, when my kids were much smaller than they are now, my parents took them and two of their friends, Nathan and Joey, to Saratoga Beach for a vacation. The plan was…
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Essays.
Long-form pieces on memory, attention, and the quiet practice of writing.
15 pieces· arranged in the reading order that makes sense to me
01 02 Wish You Were Here
Many years ago, I found myself in Rome, Italy. It was late August, and I had taken a train from Leonardo da Vinci International Airport to Rome Termini Train Station. It was my…
03 Of Gravity and Lampshades
This story is a glimpse into my accident-prone life. You might be feeling a little queasy looking at the photo of my youngest son jumping off a cliff into a relatively small bit…
04 The Adventures of Hunch Nut
You may not want to read about this. Welcome to Day 96 of the 100 Days Project. As you have likely learned, there have been many weird and surreal times in my life. As I sat down…
05 Accidental Starlord
My tombstone could read (in Engraver's Plate), "HE NEVER MEANT TO BE A STARLORD™" and that would be accurate. When I look back on the impossible events that transpired to enable…
06 The Fountain of Youth
The Fountain of Youth. The secret lies in the potential of broken bones and stitches. Yesterday, Jennifer and I got to hang out with her nephews. They're in the 9 to 12 age range…
07 16KB and the Truth
Back in 1980 my dad bought the family a TRS-80 Colour Computer from Radio Shack complete with a four-colour printer. The printer had four pens, Red, Green, Blue, Black and was…
08 Responsible Adult.
Lately I’ve been thinking about being an adult—specifically when I might become one—for all my life I’ve always felt mentally younger than I physically am. Not that this is a bad…
09 That Little Voice is a Dick
It's a beautiful day in the neighbourhood. It's close to my deadline for today's writing challenge, and here's the thing: I've written, re-written, deleted, and restarted this…
10 The Patience of the Blinking Cursor
The pain and gain of writing every day. Some days it is more challenging to write than other days; today is an example of a difficult day. If I had an old Underwood on my desk, I…
11 The Oxygen, Humidity, and Salt Quotient
The fine art of living at sea level. It has been two years since I have been on a plane, let alone been inside an airport. Yesterday felt like there might be some normalcy on the…
12 The Salish Sea
The Salish Sea. If the goal in life is to never stop learning I must be winning. I stand corrected; my current location is not near the Pacific Ocean. I have not been gazing out…
13 The Fine Art of Going Home
No matter where you go, there you are. It's tough at the end of a trip not to get sentimental. I am fortunate to be able to travel (thanks vaccine!) and see my parents, sister,…
14 Part Of The Process
It’s better to write something than nothing, right? As a way to welcome me back to Calgary yesterday, I was greeted with a mind-melting migraine and snow. Today the temperature is…
15 A reminder to write
I put the menu item 'blog' on my website as a reminder to come here and write on a regular basis. As anyone can see by looking at the one post before this, clearly this approach…