I looked through a local paper today and saw the heading, “Restore Democracy.” Under the heading was information on those working to recall Gov. Rick Synder. It reminded me of a bumper sticker I saw recently that said, “We Want Our Country Back: Defeat Obama.” I guess I’m one of those people who believes our [...]

This past week I happened to stumble across a church rummage sale. I looked at the many items that the church was selling and was taken by some of the silverware. It did look like it was from a different era and to my undiscerning eye it looked like they might be made of real [...]

When is it presumptuous to call yourself a writer? I don’t make a living writing. At times, I’ve had jobs that writing was a part of it. Yet one of the things I have rediscovered about myself over the past couple of years is how much I do enjoy writing. And I have had the [...]