A conversation with an old friend who lives near the island I once lived on in Washington State, brought back […]
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Big Bad Wolf?
The scary wolf of secularism is lurking in the dark, ready to devour faith, democracy, goodness and apple pie … […]
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 […]
Weaving Bridges
Stories like this impress me for the ingenuity, cooperative labor and artistry. Another model of the union of Humanity and […]
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” […]
Hive Mind
Sneak peek at this weekend’s column: In the Galaxy of Religion, Resistance is Not Futile “In the Sci-Fi series, “Star […]
Journey across a Nation of Nature
Five years ago this month, Carol and I drove across the land known as America. From San Francisco, California to […]
Singing Sojourners
After their long “sojourn of stillness” in the ground, the cicadas are returning to the Blue Ridge Mountains (actually, they’re […]
Art of the Wild
A sneak peek at this week’s “Highland Views” column. Look for it Saturday in the Asheville Citizen-Times. Elegant Incognito and […]
To Watch Well
I have no aversion to a version of verse on any day along the way (sorry, couldn’t resist). Here’s a […]
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