Standing here in the Navajo Sandstone canyons formed of tiny grains of quartzite 180 million years ago, you get a little perspective. Anasazi stood … [Read more...]
Out Yakking About
In harm’s way and unharmed. On ice and not slithering around. Down beside the stream, right to the edge where the squirrels and otters … [Read more...]
The Dying Goat
I have been graceful. My ankles are delicate, and they move me from here to everywhere. This freedom of movement is what I will miss when I am … [Read more...]
The First Keys
I have to say I burst out laughing when I came across the first sentence of mine to make it into print. I was in a rare sorting and hurling mood and … [Read more...]
The Chicken Factor
A few months ago following an interview with Doug Fabrizio on his NPR RadioWest program, someone asked me how I write. I had just finished A Thousand … [Read more...]
Dear Life
Here is Nobel Prize winner Alice Munro’s last paragraph in her last book, Dear Life. It makes as good a case as any for why people of all ages and … [Read more...]
The Shores of Willard Bay
On the trip home from dismantling my mother’s house in Idaho last week, I stopped for a walk along the shores of Willard Bay. I was seeking comfort, … [Read more...]