The war on vote-by-mail I tried, I really tried, to aim away from politics this week. But with the step-up in the attacks on the U.S. Postal Service, writing about anything else just felt like setting a nice table while…
We won’t get through this if we lose all our joy I’m not trying to be funny here Seriously. What I’m after is a sober-sided defense of levity. After taking an afternoon off yesterday from all the awfulness that is America these…
It won’t be the same, and that could be good — or not Tired of the coronavirus? It’s not tired of you As Americans reel from economic duress and collective cabin fever, with no steady hand on the ship of state’s…
Struggling to breathe in America It’s Sunday morning as I write this And I would rather be thinking about something else, something hopeful and uplifting. That’s what I would rather be sharing with you: hope and uplift. The past three months…
I thought you should know how I spent it, Mr. President. Dear Mr. President, thank you for the money you sent. I do realize it wasn’t you sending it all by yourself. I understand there were a few others involved, including…