This boat sits in the marina by my home. I walk by three times a day with Jack. At night, the warm light within makes it special. A man sits at the small table inside and works on a large wooden boat model. Jack and I slow to glance over every evening. The man sits…
Omit Needless Words. This phrase hangs in my office as a reminder while I’m writing. Lately, I’m thinking Strunk and White didn’t just write The Elements of Style, they wrote The Elements of Life. Place yourself in the background. Write in a way that comes naturally. Do not overstate. Do not explain too much. It’s all…
I went to the library on Thursday. It’s hard to fully describe this experience, but here goes. I haven’t been to a library in years. I think I had forgotten all about places like libraries. Maggie has swim now at a different pool two days a week. We went early so I could get my…