Afghan picnic

2 weeks ago
Pat Shiplett

Out Among HumansIt was as much a sacrament as a picnic for the Afghans once again facing exile. Eid al-Adha…

Boys with Toy Guns

4 weeks ago

The men of their generation grew up bracing for a fight. They would learn soon enough about the possibility of…

Lincoln Inaugural Address

1 month ago

At the Lincoln MemorialLincoln’s words were etched in stone so they couldn’t be erased from history by an executive order.…

Maarten Tollenaar

2 months ago

People at a coffee shopThe Dutch visitor speaks the King’s English with a brogue that can't be had for love…

sumo

3 months ago

They weren’t dog people. They weren’t cat, gerbil or goldfish people either. They were simply parents raising two kids. They…

D.J. with fascist sign

3 months ago

People at a coffee shopDictators can intimidate the courts, institutions of learning and the free press into compliance. But coffee…

Allergic to people

3 months ago

People at a coffee shopAllergic to people. Over time he’s learned to present himself as warm and approachable, gregarious in…

Girl with artwork

4 months ago

People at a coffee shopThere are precious few places where the walls can talk. This happens to be one of…

The Sneeze

4 months ago

People at a coffee shopIt's amazing how many friendships at our coffee shop start with an orgasm.It’s not that the…

Neil Lukatch

5 months ago

People at a coffee shopThe morning’s short, impromptu memorial service was all the more moving for being unplanned and unscripted.…