Thoreau in a Pandemic
Published February 14, 2021There was no way for him to have known this, but when Henry David lived alone, in the woods he was making a wonderful companion for self-isolation.
On the Flatness of the Earth
Published April 24, 2019Some people say, “The Earth is flat” against all odds. I cannot understand their lack of faith in our collective reasoning. But I can understand the strangeness telling people that my home is flat. I see San Gabriel and all its snowy mountains, blocking my horizon from the window and think of all the tens […]
“Live a Great Story”
Published April 22, 2019Megan and I were in San Diego a few weekends ago. An old friend worked on a new show at the La Jolla playhouse. In addition, seeing the southern part of Southern California and the San Diego zoo has been on our to-do list since we moved here. Poking around some cute Coronado stores, I […]
Default Mode
Published March 23, 2019I currently tutor in LA’s southern beach cities. Part of my work there is administering a series of tests to help figure out why a student is having difficulty reading. A coworker mentioned to me once that we see a lot of students that are bilingual, or are from bilingual families. At about the same […]
Returning
Published January 01, 2019(Written on the road on New Year’s Eve. I originally published this on MeaningWell.) This year is drawing to a close. I’m thinking about all the ways I’m going back to places I’ve been before. As I write this, I’m on my way back to my Illinois hometown. My sister is driving us back from […]
Poems for Advent/ Adventsgedichte: December 24th – “Christmas”, by Hermann Hesse
Published December 24, 2018A poem and translation for Advent: “Christmas”, by Hermann Hesse (1877 – 1962) Ein Gedicht und Übersetzung zum Advent: Weihnachten, von Hermann Hesse (1877 – 1962)
Poems for Advent/ Adventsgedichte: December 23rd – “Christmas”, by Joachim Ringelnatz
Published December 23, 2018A poem and translation for Advent: “Christmas”, by Joachim Ringelnatz (1883 – 1934) Ein Gedicht und Übersetzung zum Advent: Weihnachten, von Joachim Ringelnatz (1883 – 1934)
Poems for Advent/ Adventsgedichte: December 22nd – “Much Bread Grows During the Wintertime”, by Friedrich Wilhelm Weber
Published December 22, 2018A poem and translation for Advent: “Much Bread Grows During the Wintertime”, by Friedrich Wilhelm Weber (1813 – 1894) Ein Gedicht und Übersetzung zum Advent: Es wächst viel Brot in der Winternacht, von Friedrich Wilhelm Weber (1813 – 1894)
Poems for Advent/ Adventsgedichte: December 21st – “Christmas Celebration”, by Theodor Storm
Published December 21, 2018A poem and translation for Advent: “Christmas Celebration”, by Theodor Storm (1817 – 1888) Ein Gedicht und Übersetzung zum Advent: Das Weihnachtsfest, von Theodor Storm (1817 – 1888)
Poems for Advent/ Adventsgedichte: December 20th – Farewell from “The Freethinker”, by Friedrich Nietzsche
Published December 20, 2018A poem and translation for Advent: Farewell from “The Freethinker”, by Friedrich Nietzsche (1844 – 1900) Ein Gedicht und Übersetzung zum Advent: aus Der Freigeist (Abschied), von Friedrich Nietzsche (1844 – 1900)