Some kids light up when their parent brings out the birthday cake with the candles and everyone sings “Happy Birthday,” enjoying being the center of…

Compared to the other languages I attempted to learn as a kid, Esperanto was easy. Already knowing German, English, Latin and some Russian meant that…

I was driving my oldest kid back from kindergarten when she asked, “Papa, how come some houses don’t have a TV?” I realized that she…

How do you know what’s enough until you find out what’s too much? Tom McGuane in All That is Sacred

There are moments when I can feel grace. Driving home after a drink with colleagues or friends while the sun is setting. Everything is more…

My friend and his wive lived on a cemetery, where they rented a small apartment attached to the groundkeeper’s house. The location was ideally suited…