I walk a lot, at the average rate of 4 MPH, for exercise and because it’s beneficial for a desk jockey like me to get outdoors and engage with both civilization (aka, dogs) and nature (trees, grass and sky). The majority of my walks are around the neighborhood, two...

I am currently doing research for an upcoming book. It has to do with mythology (of course) and one Tartarus of a battle. Naturally, I am contemplating who in the NATO-like inter-pantheon agreement might be available to help- -or to hinder- -my immortal friends in the...

Some cultures look at fall as the start of a new year. The harvest is in, the cellars are full, it’s time to plan for the spring. I try to partake in the joys of this optimism, but. . .though fall should probably be my favorite time of year because it’s the season to...

This year I’ve been reading a list of banned books that came with a banned book jigsaw puzzle I received from a friend. It’s a long-ish list, and I’m skipping the twelve titles I’ve read before. For new reading, I’ve completed 20 books, most recently It’s Perfectly...

Do you sometimes have a bunch of interesting new things cross your path in a matter of hours? That’s happened to me in the past 24. I am taking it as a signal to reach outside of my known existence and check out this amazing stuff first-hand!   I hope it’s...

Last week’s conversation was about hubris. This week I’m exploring another vocabulary-building word: hiatus.   According to the online dictionary Oxford Languages, hiatus (noun) is “a pause or gap in a sequence, series, or process.”   What sequence, series...