Learning to Fly Posted on 09/04/2023 by Michael Gray I live in a loft above a chicken coup. I would gladly live inside with my sisters, but whenever the farmer catches a glimpse...
Independence, but from What? Posted on 08/24/2023 by Michael Gray I have to remind myself to feel grateful that I live in a country which has enshrined in its founding documents the ideals of...
Kip’s Favorite Joke Posted on 06/16/2023 by Michael Gray I attended two Celebrations of Life this past week. The two people whose lives were celebrated, Pat and Kip, both lived lives which I...
The Falling Leaves Posted on 06/04/2023 by Michael Gray When a friend passes on, we are likely to run into spaces in our thoughts and feelings where we realize that a touchstone is...
Charades for One Posted on 05/28/2023 by Michael Gray On the bus ride home from his weekly supper at the Rising Sun Café, he was only half listening to the sound of passing...
Stations along the Way Posted on 05/18/2023 by Michael Gray This morning I read a few sentences about the body’s “energy centers” (also called the “cakras”), which line up along the front of the...
A Time Beyond my own Calendar Posted on 04/04/2023 by Michael Gray I don’t get out much, except for short excursions with a few friends, a few commitments (such as volunteering at the Road Runner Food...
Monday is Market Day Posted on 03/27/2023 by Michael Gray Barry thought he may still have vestiges of visual memory, although ‘memory’ didn’t seem the right word for what had survived from his first...
Denial: Not just a River in Egypt Posted on 01/21/2023 by Michael Gray When we are incredulous at what others believe, because for us the ‘facts’ are clear and unambiguous, we probably aren’t in touch with the...
A Chair by the Side of the Road Posted on 11/30/2022 by Michael Gray The Three Musketeers’ motto–“All for one and one for all”—is more than an expression of loyalty to companions-in-arms. It expresses a fundamental truth of...