Another Duck in the Rain
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...
Category: Companions in Time
Losing Paradise
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...
Foregiving Past Failures
Evidence of failure is all around and also within. But when we settle on someone to blame—either ourselves or someone else—we are soon stuck...
A Drink of Fresh Water
I don’t finish all the books I start, but my kindle tells me what % I’ve reached, eventually flagging “read” if and when I...
A Fable
Who knows the sea best, they all wondered. Is it the tugboat, ready to pull beyond her weight, courageous, always helpful, volunteering herself for...
Embodying Truth in the Midst of Falsehood
I just had an essay (“Embodying Truth in the Midst of Falsehood”)published by John Hopkins literary review–no paywall: https://www.eckleburg.org/embodying-truth-in-the-midst-of-falsehood-by-michael-gray/
A New Room, Resting at the Starting Gate
We just brought home a new room, which is now sitting in our driveway. While the sunroom extension at the back of our brick...
The Frog Prince
The frog wanted to be a prince with silky blond hair. He dreamed of being able to talk and have his words heard by...
There’s always some Kind of Motivation.
The fact that the outcome of our actions doesn’t always coincide with our wishes doesn’t diminish the importance of the motives with which we...
Casting the First Brick
“In the act of being curious, what has been settled becomes unsettled. There are no rules, no certainty, and no fixed place at which...