State park trail entry point.

Journey Home

Tales from the pilgrimage.

Saul Bellow

  • Diversity in Tight Enclaves

    LAKE MACBRIDE— What is going on in Ferguson, Missouri, and around the country, over the Aug. 9 fatal shooting of Michael Brown, 18, by Darren Wilson, 28, and subsequent absence of grand jury indictments? Don’t ask. What I know is filtered by biased media—both corporate and social. The many people with whom I spent time… Read more

  • Friday In Iowa – Writing In Public

    “I’ve been reading the paper lately,” said Kevin Samek to the Solon City Council on Aug. 6 during the citizens speak agenda item. “I’m a little concerned about the north sewer trunk.” Samek had been reading my newspaper articles about the council and this long-standing community issue. He went on to express his concerns about… Read more