Some people treat falling as evidence of an underlying, worrisome, medical condition. I have refined it to an art form. Those of us who have crossed the threshold of a certain age are now asked, as a part of one’s…

But where are the clowns?Quick, send in the clownsDon’t bothеr, they’re herеStephen Sondheim “Send in the Clowns” I posted a photo the other day of the US Border Patrol emblem on the backs of rodeo clowns. It struck me as…

The Strangers Case Anyone who has not experienced the genius of Shakespeare knows not what they are missing. Here, in a speech from the unfinished play Sir Thomas More, Shakespeare again demonstrates his brilliance. On May 1, 1517 — now…

It’s so simple, just ask a four-year-old. The innocence of children, a common theme, is a misnomer. The innocence implies they had some capability to surrender it. They do not until we teach them how. What children are is honest,…

Joe and Hope searched the sky for signs of the sleigh. “Shouldn’t they be back by now?” Hope said. “They’ve been gone a long time.” “I don’t know,” Joe said. “Maybe it’s just taking longer than he thought it would.”…

Joe and Hope walked down the path back to the sleigh. “So why do you think he wants the star, Hope?” Hope stopped and faced Joe. “It’s not the star he wants; it’s the power it can give him. The…

Joe left the cave, heading back to where he’d last seen his grandfather and the others. Looking around, he saw no signs of them. Then he remembered what Santa said about Levi and Wyatt. Focusing his thoughts on the two…

Walking along the edge of a frozen river, Joe had time to think. This doesn’t make sense. There are always possibilities. How can something exist without possibilities? Why would someone believe possibilities are something to stop? “Because they bring a…

Spero, Joe’s grandfather, and Joe climbed down from the sleigh. “Take the sleigh and go hide,” Spero said to Levi David. “We don’t want to alert them to our being here. If we need you, I will call for you.”…

The first Joe realized the bonds no longer held him was when the Nowhere Man took him by the hand. “Come with me. I want to show you something.” Joe stood, looked around trying to look for an exit, then…