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Sunday, October 23, 2022

Taking a Break

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  CC Jean Stimmell:  October 2022   I went to the dump last Saturday, intending to hurry back to finish buttoning up for winter. But instead...
Sunday, October 16, 2022

Despair and Resurrection

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  CC Jean Stimmell I know I haven’t written anything lately for the paper. I’ve been going through a gestation process. The changing of the ...
Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Be Here Now

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  Dotty, the downy woodpecker at my feeder I am sitting here on my deck in the dappled sunlight, the breeze blowing through my hair, barefoo...
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Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Disability and Death: Perhaps not the End but the Beginning

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  CC Jean Stimmell: 2017 I never considered myself to be handicapped until recently, after listening to a podcast on disability theory. Afte...
Tuesday, September 6, 2022

Serena’s Hero Journey as Seen By an Old Person

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Photo: Nike I’m so proud of Serena Williams. She deserves to be celebrated as the victorious hero who conquered the rarified world of tenn...
Tuesday, August 30, 2022

From Traumatic Event to a Work of Art

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CC Jean Stimmell Northern white cedar trees flourish in challenging conditions where other more muscular and faster-growing trees cannot com...
Monday, August 22, 2022

Finding Contentment in a Restless Culture

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Life choices can seem like a maze without an exit CC Jean Stimmell: Lands End, SF: 12/28/16 Why are so many privileged, high-achieving stude...