Tough love
I never got the chance to see my grandmother outside the nursing home. Never saw her standing up outside the confines of the metal bed rails. Never said good bye…
How to Pick a Mulberry
Steven, Holly and me enjoying the simpler times. How to Pick a Mulberry The first thing you have to do is to be bored. Very, bored. It has to be…
The Field
Last year we built our forever home overlooking the seven-acre field that has been in my family since before I was born. To the world, it's nothing special, just a…
You’re Never too Tough to Call Your Mamma
There were two payphones on each side of Kodiak Harbor. One was in front of the oldest licensed bar in Kodiak, the B and B. The other, was in front…
Hunting Stories
Daddy hung his skinning rack on the mulberry tree during hunting season. Clipped to another branch close by, he kept a spotlight. On dark Sunday nights, he and my brother…