Michael F. Gray, Author

If Only I Hadn’t Seen that Obituary

How different my life might have been, if I hadn’t seen that obituary for my fiance, Julia. Of course, Paul– half imaginative genius, half...

As I opened the fridge door and wondered what would take the edge off my hunger, before I want out for my walk, I...

I do my best thinking inside a straight jacket. I first discovered this after an incident, which the psychiatrist, whom I won’t dignify with...

My life changed forever twenty years ago, We had driven to a look-out on Route 1 in northern California where, once everyone had parked...

I’ve always thought that Christianity is monotheist: one God above all. It seems that this Christian God is not only above all, watching every...

A friend of mine told me the other day that he avoids saying he has Parkinson’s; and he is certain that his refusal to...

In the 1970’s, at a time when I had too much time on my hands, I composed this palindrome (in other words, it reads...

I had two insights this past week. They both seem as simple as to be hardly worth mentioning; but I don’t want to forget...

Aliens have been watching us for a long time, but—to the immense relief of many—in October, 2020, they made their presence known to the...

We can examine the sinew and bones of experience for their secrets, but it may be that the mystery of time is to be...