No Kings Pittsburgh, March 28, 2026
A distinct sense and message of urgency this time.
Just Figuring It Out As I Go Along
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Little Visits
Stories of the season, remembering "little visits" from the cats who visited me after they transitioned to their next life. Nothing scary, sometimes funny, written and read by me.
Stronger Than Hate, 7th Anniversary Tree of Life
Today is the seventh anniversary of the Tree of Life shooting and while we still have many "Stronger Than Hate" signs around, the world around us does not.
No Kings Pittsburgh, October 18, 2025
Peaceful and uplifting, hey, we all sang together on "Won't You Be My Neighbor?"
Into the Storm
This short story was a submission for a 24-hour short story contest.
Featured Artwork: A Bend in the Road
The complicated beauty of nature, shapes, colors, sun and shadow, the straight-up height of the trees arching far overhead, the road bending ahead as if you were to enter a magical place.
Foretold
Five sentence fiction from a writing prompt I had always enjoyed. I've found a few new writing prompts for these short bits and look forward to the practice.
Change in the Weather
As the thunder and lightning rumbled and crashed around me and the rain fell like a waterfall the other day, a metaphor built itself on my observations.
Poem for Saturday: Inventing the Wheel
Partly because it’s been so hot and reminds me of that big distorted yellow sun in the photo, it’s also a time to consider the actions that brought us to where we are.
Ten Feet High With Jewelweed
Gardens are about constant change, minute by minute, season by season, year after year
Featured Artwork: Bath, Interrupted
Yes, it's my little formerly feral butterfly Mariposa giving me that "I've so got you wrapped around my fluffy tail" expression as she pauses in her toilette.
Memories of Mimi
A habit from when she was a young outdoor cat feeding her kittens, at age 21 after losing her four adult kittens she rallied in spring and enjoyed a last summer.
Peace Be With You
Find some people, shake their hand and say, "Peace be with you." Can I have an, "And also with you."?
Featured Artwork: Nikka's Jupiter Ball
A moment I witnessed when I walked into my bedroom one late afternoon and saw her in the sun under the rocker, then saw the ball and understood.
Featured Artwork: Whatsoever You Do
I had wanted to keep this artwork, one in a commissioned set, to share around Easter, and I'm also going to work a little bit of Pope Francis in there too.
Featured Artwork: Two Cats After van Gogh
In 2012 I saw the exhibit "Van Gogh Up Close" and came home with a head full of ideas—and that evening sketched Giuseppe and Mr. Sunshine on the landing for my first "Cats After van Gogh" sketch.
Featured Artwork: Forest Bathing
A view of the misty spring woods.
Signs of the Times, Hands Off in Pittsburgh, April 5, 2025
The rain held off for us, and here's a video of photos of as many signs as I could get.
Featured Artwork: Tri-color Girls Settling Down for a Nap
My three precious tri-color girls settle down for a nap on the bed on a bright, sunny winter afternoon, February 27, 2007.
Essay, Read and Listen: On Planting Peas
I awaken one day in March every year with the knowledge that this is the day to plant the peas. It is as clear a yearly anniversary for me as any holiday, and can never be planned.