PinnedPuritans, Quakers, and Tories: The Tangled Web of My Dayton GenealogyHistorical records and DNA results should reveal the truth, right?May 1, 20222May 1, 20222
PinnedMemories Rescued from Childhood AmnesiaAnd he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew…Apr 30, 2022Apr 30, 2022
The HousewarmingWhen we first moved in we found cigarette butts everywhere, columns of flaky ash marking where the old lady dropped them, and then forgot…Jul 25, 2022Jul 25, 2022
Photograph of a Suicide in the Morning PaperLike jumping for the first timeJul 14, 20222Jul 14, 20222
Mother’s DayI’m tired of keeping my eyes tethered to the same old roads, seeing so much of so little of life through a windshield. I keep spying on my…Jul 5, 20221Jul 5, 20221
County Youth in AccidentThe story in the paper got it wrong — wasn’t how fast I was goin’ or the road bein’ slick from rain. It was that deer, crazy young buck…Jul 5, 2022Jul 5, 2022
The RagmanI’ve seen him at all hours in every weather, lately bent over, lugging a duffel bag: stocky, robust-looking white guy, graying greased-back…Jul 5, 2022Jul 5, 2022
To the Lake Isle, and Step on ItEven as you are making up something To tell her (to make it right), Part of you is itching to get lost —Jun 20, 20221Jun 20, 20221
Training for the Faith OlympicsRun in such a way as to take the prize. Everyone who competes in the games trains with strict discipline. They do it for a crown that is…Jun 12, 2022Jun 12, 2022