The Halloween Horror Campaign
(The book “Never Say Neigh,” narrated by my horse Noah Vail and ghost written by yours truly, whom he calls “Madam,” offers timeless humor, joy, and an equine slant on [...]
Looking for Meaning
(I wrote this story twenty years ago. Two decades later we have entered a new season, a season in which we are again called to listen, learn and grow.) One [...]
Finding a Source of Renewal and Hope
“I find hope in the darkest of days and focus in the brightness. I do not judge the universe.” Dalai Lama Wish. Yearn. Long for. What does hope mean [...]
Walking the Dog
It was mid-April when I realized I hardly knew one day from the next. Monday felt like Thursday, and weekends passed as quietly as faded memories. Interrupted routines, and stymied [...]
A Reason to Hope
A friend called today to ask how I planned to occupy my time during the Covid-19 stay-at-home order. “Truthfully, I hoped to hunker down and complete a new book.” [...]
Return to Your Senses
The poet Robert Frost often wrote about the seasons. In his poem “November,” he described the subtle beauty of late fall. The poem also captures the mood of a [...]
For the Love of Children
Recently I was asked to write an article about how we can support friends and loved ones coping with grief due to the loss of a child. Today's headlines [...]
Spring Ascending
One starless night in early spring my friend Emma and I drove off into the darkness to count migrating Sandhill Cranes We were taking part in an annual event sponsored [...]
A Gentle Walk Toward Healing
(Article first published by CaringBridge) Mary Farr, left, with JoAnn Hardegger, mother of Baby Brighid, the namesake of CaringBridge, at a November 2017 event marking the 20th anniversary of CaringBridge [...]
Why I Write Humor
I might have been ten years old when my father, an upstanding circuit court judge, handed me a giftwrapped copy of Damon Runyon’s Guys and Dolls. While this might have [...]