You’ll drive a long way to find a sandy beach on Minnesota’s north shore. That humpy stuff roiling beneath your feet looks and feels like

Truth be told, there weren’t all that many people around. I was a little disappointed in the size of the crowd–three or four dozen, most

A couple of weeks ago, out west on the Oregon Trail, I couldn’t help being astounded by both the clockwork and the sheer number of

“It was a test,” he told me, after pulling me aside. “It’s a story I thought you’d like, a story I wanted to tell you.”

Found it. I just hadn’t read the small print. I had turned right off the gravel road and headed to the scruffy Cather Township cemetery

It was, I’d like to believe, at least something like this rendition–big choir, lots of folks on stage. I was a boy–kindergarten, first grade or

He was a colleague, my boss, my editor and, for a long, long time, our neighbor and good, good friend. From just across the street,

The land out back is vacant, all flood plain.  Nobody will build behind us, so we’ve got an acre of grass, native flowers, and Russian