Category: Personal Essay

In Search of the Divine: My Year of Reading Religiously

Posted on December 24, 2021 by

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In Search of the Divine: My Year of Reading Religiously Merry Christmas, dear readers, and Happy Holidays! Happy Hannukah, Happy Kwanza, a Festive Festivus, and a Sensational Solstice, too. Whatever you celebrate, or whatever you don’t, I hope the end of the year finds… Continue Reading “In Search of the Divine: My Year of Reading Religiously”

Category: Atheism, Blog Post, Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Daoism, Essay, Hinduism, Humanism, Islam, Judaism, Personal Essay, Philosophy, Spirituality

What’s So Great About Normal?: On Life After Lockdown

Posted on June 1, 2021 by

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It’s the first of June, which means, according to our governor, the state is ready to be “back to normal.” In fact, we’ve had a slow return to normalcy over the last four-to-six weeks, with increasingly relaxed rules and restrictions in close relationship with… Continue Reading “What’s So Great About Normal?: On Life After Lockdown”

Category: Carrie Fisher, Dick Van Dyke Show, Ocean Vuong, Personal Essay, social anxiety, Yukio Mishima

Sweet Surprises and Judgmental Me

Posted on September 22, 2018 by

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This is a little story about gratitude and trying to be a better person. On Thursday night, my spouse and I went out to dinner. I was in the mood for pizza, so we went to a place called BJ’s, which is a kind… Continue Reading “Sweet Surprises and Judgmental Me”

Category: Blog Post, Personal Essay

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