That line is from a highly recommended book I just finished reading: Robert E. Lee and Me: A Southerner’s Reckoning […]
Archive for June 2021
Sycamore Spider
You may be “sick o’ more” spiders … but this beautiful grandmama longlegs was stretched across a sycamore leaf by […]
New Collection of Poetry
One of the most personal publications I’ve put out there, Edge of the Falls collects poetic tidbits from the heart […]
Thought for the Day
Baldwin dropped this line on my brain while reading a collection of his essays: “Not everything that is faced can […]
Warning from Ken Burns
In a Washington Post interview today, Burns identifies his primary worry about our democracy, in historical context: “I think this […]
Graceful Atheist Interview
It was a real pleasure to speak with David Ames on his Graceful Atheist podcast. In some sense I think […]
Faith, Values and the “Dones”
Sure to stir more questions and pushback, this article in “The Conversation” is worth a read. “Faith Still Shapes Morals […]
Weaving Bridges
Stories like this impress me for the ingenuity, cooperative labor and artistry. Another model of the union of Humanity and […]
The Last Archive
I highly recommend “The Last Archive” podcast hosted by Harvard historian Jill Lepore. Creative episodes dramatically trace the history of […]
Beauty Fly
Saw this tiny fly on leaves after a late spring rain. According to NC State Entomology, it’s a Dolichopodid Fly. […]
Still Points
Today’s column draws from the book, Far Appalachia, by Noah Adams (from NPR). If religious congregations were the “still points” […]
Teaching Freethought
One of the most satisfying aspects of a practice of freethinking is teaching Freethought. Like Science, Philosophy or even Religion, […]
Friendly Freethinker 