A selection of my books is now available for listening on Audible! (Free Trial period) The voice I chose for […]


A selection of my books is now available for listening on Audible! (Free Trial period) The voice I chose for […]

On the freethinking path, I’m constantly discovering lessons in Freethought. Freethought isn’t a school, belief or specific ideology; it isn’t […]

My essay on the Roman Stoic Lucius Seneca has just been published by The Freethought Society in Pennsylvania. Seneca’s Secular […]

Some Wintertime thoughts I’ll share here instead of the newspaper. Seizing the Star: Seasons of Spiritual Superiority? Another Winter season […]

Those of us who left faith behind frequently hear the “loving” accusation that we were never Christians in the first […]

Humanist Meditations is now available through the PEN America Bookshop! Each purchase supports writers across America, free speech, and the […]

Check out my latest book. . .available in paperback or e-book! from the Introduction. . . “To be a rebel […]

Looking back over various comments and reviews of my writing (see the Books and Essays & Columns pages), I found […]

We don’t often hear someone say, “I’m a born atheist,” but this week’s “Highland Views” column asks the question: “Isn’t […]

In this month of June, we’ll be journeying across the country to visit close family and friends who often seem […]

Over five years ago I cleared the patio of furniture and took away most plants, letting the area go a […]

I’m grateful to Jim Stokely, son of our famous local writer Wilma Dykeman, for posting my “old” video on the […]