Father and Son
Each year on the day of my birth and Dad’s death, September 26, I remember his visit, visage, and affirmation and receive them with gratitude for the gift they were … and still are.
A Rite of Passage Remembered
Our two oldest grandchildren from Arizona are spending ten days with their grandparents this month. Both have enjoyed being Cub Scouts. Here is a piece I wrote when their father, our son Will, was a scout. The piece was published in Scouting magazine in their October 1996 issue.
Article: “Learning the Hard Way”
Published in READERS WRITE section of The Sun magazine, Oct. 2022
On the way home I got in an accident at an intersection: I braked, slid thirty feet, and rear-ended the car in front of me. No one was hurt — though I had the distinct impression I would feel some pain after I told my dad what happened.