The Light Will Find You

  The band is from Seattle, where I lived for a year half a lifetime ago. I try and focus on the strings and drums and words, to let the music swirl around me. But most of my attention is on my son Max and his friend Iza. They shriek with joy, tossing fistfuls of grass at Iza’s dad, Patrick. I ... Read More about The Head and the Heart

it's a spiral party!   The other day, I wrote about the concept of an upward spiral. In a nutshell, if we are mindful and conscious about our lives, I believe we move forward. But sometimes as I move forwards, even after much work and therapy and training and re-training, I feel stuck. The old ... Read More about Outwards and Inwards

Fear crouches in my chest. The voices start up: who do you think you are? Why don’t you get a real job? You are going to embarrass yourself. You should be spending more time with your kids instead of writing. Really? You guys again? I think. With my recent recommitment to writing, I feel more ... Read More about Onward and Upwards

image by Bas van de Wiel For John Witham  I first set eyes on Portland on Valentine’s Day of 1998. I was 23. A friend and I were road tripping across America, and I wanted to see the city I’d read about in Stephen King novels. We arrived in the evening, taking Congress Street to the east end and ... Read More about Connections