Working on a magazine piece about Montaigne. Never cease to be amazed how he speaks to us as a contemporary, some 430 years removed. Here he is on how the…View post

We are on a family trip, about which more later. The trip is  long enough that we have taken schoolwork. Today the four-year-old was working on an assignment involving cutting…View post

If you’re within range of one of these stations tonight (Saturday, January 21st) we hope you’ll join Mike as he hosts another edition of Tent Show Radio from Big Top…View post

After a year in which I overbooked and over-deadlined myself a tad, I’m hunkered down with family for a stretch. Still writing, still working on new books and magazine pieces,…View post

Today we were driving down the highway and a song snippet came on the radio and our four-year-old hollered, “KATHLEEEN!” Count her among many fans happy with the new Kathleen…View post