Ad Astra It means "to the stars." _____________ I’ll never forget that one night I was flying over the ocean. Outside the tiny window,...

(I can feel the shock from my family as they read the title.) Historically, I am a pessimist.  A Grump.  An Eeyore.  The glass is...

It was dark the night He came, so dark in fact, that the very sky seemed to hold its breath in waiting. Nestled in the hills, Bethlehem...

Sometimes it feels like a dream.  I can barely picture those palm trees in my memory,  can barely smell the masala ’s scent wafting...

I used to think the night shift was boring. I used to, but I have been corrected. This summer, between Trips and Teacher's Prep and the...

“Why can’t I sleep?” I asked the Moon, And this, his swift reply: “So you can keep me company Out here this cold tonight!” I turned then...

There are angels in Mississippi. “Of course there are,” you say. "There are angels everywhere." I know that too. They’ve followed me...

SATURDAY, JUNE 29th, 2024 Dhaka, Bangladesh DAY 23 Amar shesher din. My Last Day. Nathon and his friend had stayed and chatted the night...

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THURSDAY, JUNE 20th, 2024 Khulna, Bangladesh DAY 14 It looked like rain again in the morning. The laundry had to be done. It couldn’t be...

SUNDAY, JUNE 16th, 2024 Khulna, Bangladesh DAY 10 Happy Father’s Day! We got in the van and drove through Khulna City. Eid would be the...

I didn’t know how it would feel to come back. Would it feel the same? Would it all be new again? Would it feel like coming home? I walk...

DISCLAIMER: I would like to say I’m sorry if my writing these days seems a little discombobulated, punctuation is off, or my grammar is...

FRIDAY, JUNE 7th, 2024 Khulna, Bangladesh DAY 1 When I stepped off the plane in Dhaka and into the jet bridge, I knew immediately where I...

June 4-7, 2024 Denver, CO Toronto, ON Istanbul, Turkey Dhaka, Bangladesh My long awaited departure date, June 4, glistened before me as a...

May 27th, 2024 Grant County, KS. I need help. There is something I need to know-- something I’ve been trying to learn for years. I don't...

April 21, 2024 Grant County, KS I sit in the Waiting Room, staring at the door, willing it to open. Surely it will open if I stare at it...

Grand Rapids, Michigan April 15, 2024 📍Wichita The airport wifi is slow. Don’t even bother trying to connect to it. And right next to me...

Forgive me. I’m sure you’ll know what I mean when I say, “I don’t have the words.” There are things they don't tell you about grief— how...

March 6, 2024 Missoula Airport, Montana Gradually, I become aware of my own conciousness. As the darkness gives way to light and the room...