Tag: Window on the World
Window on the World Column | A Letter to My Sister...
“You’re here.” I hear your whisper. It comes down on a wisp of wind from the mountains above your home. Where your shell now...
Window on the World Column | Fit for a King
“Yours is the last dad,” she stated emphatically. Yes. All my friends’ dads have passed away. Of our generation, there is one mother and...
Window on the World Column | The Top Generation
I remember my grandparents very clearly. They were our safe harbor when things in the house were a little stormy. My grandma was quiet...
Window on the World Column | A Beautiful Tribute to a...
The first time we met she was the secretary of the organization but seemed to be pretty much in charge of everything. She was...
Window on the World Column | For the Love of All...
The first time I caught sight of her she was in bad shape. I’m no expert on this particular species, but I know suffering...
Window on the World Column | Springtime Pouring and Sipping
It’s that time of year again. At the end of a long, wet winter, we Californians are exhausted by the grey, the mud, the...
Window on the World Column | Showtime Over Easter
It was finally Show Time, and I was so excited. Not only was I doing a book signing with my oldest friend in my...
Window on the World Column | In the Bleak Midwinter
About this time of year — February blending into March — I can get really sick and tired of winter. Folks back home might...
Window on the World Column | Habitual Early Mornings
I was under the, apparent, misunderstanding that it takes three weeks to form a habit. (Some bad habits maybe sooner, but a life-changing habit,...
Window on the World Column | The Olden Days of Newsies...
When I began my newsie career in 1991, the newspaper had a circulation of about 25,000 on Saturdays and slightly less during the week....
