The Brick Abides
The town came and went, but the brick abides. In Iowa, many little towns were born alongside the new railroads […]
Personal History
Baseball and Me — The Early Years
I am one of those people who, as a youngster, embraced the great American pastime of baseball. In the 1970s,
Vagabonding, 1981
In 1980-1981, after one year of college, I decided to put my education on hold. I returned to my hometown,
Song: Lawn Too Steep to Mow
This is a song about mowing the grass. It’s also a song about growing up at the top of the
Refugees, Update 2014
In 2014, I was teaching at a school in Guatemala, and I had a few days free for Holy Week.
Refugees, 1985
It wasn’t exactly our plan, but we got there. The photo shows it. “There” was the Mexican side of the