Month: June 2026

Roger’s family kept a scrapbook containing news clippings about his accomplishments and letters of condolence from important people such as William Westmoreland, Ronald Reagan, and Lyndon Johnson. Roger was a childhood friend who became a Marine and was killed in Vietnam on April 13, 1968. Sadly, there is now only one family member left—a sister-in-law—and…

Zelda was a dog, created by God, and dearly loved. She was a Corgi, a breed that is perhaps best known as the one chosen by Queen Elizabeth, who owned more than thirty of them. Zelda never met the queen, but I doubt she would have chosen the palace over the humble apartment she shared…

If the skunks and opossums tearing up my back yard were humans, I would call the police and have them arrested for trespassing. I might also sue them for damages. But since the critters doing the damage are animals, I am the one who must pay. They have no law, at least none that has…

What should I say to a graduate? I have received many graduation announcements recently, and I would like to respond thoughtfully to each. Whenever I graduated from something, it felt like I had crossed a finish line, but that feeling didn’t last for long because each graduation brought me to a new beginning—from high school…