Zoë Wroten-Heinzmann 7/25/22 Zoë Wroten-Heinzmann 7/25/22

Introvert Incubation

A thoughtful essay from new M/U contributor Shane Combs on his struggles with introversion...as well as his ultimate appreciation of its gifts.

Zoë Wroten-Heinzmann 6/7/22 Zoë Wroten-Heinzmann 6/7/22

Expiration Fate

Questions from Peter Eckhardt about endings, death, and grief.

Christopher DiLoreto 12/2/21 Christopher DiLoreto 12/2/21

To Johnny

A pilgrimage to a poet becomes a saving grace

Christopher DiLoreto 11/22/21 Christopher DiLoreto 11/22/21

Dispatches: The Battering of November

November sucks, but we will survive - and more adventures lie ahead

Christopher DiLoreto 11/1/21 Christopher DiLoreto 11/1/21

This is Only for Bad Ghosts

Transcendental Dad: A little girl, some twigs, and a message from beyond

Christopher DiLoreto 10/4/21 Christopher DiLoreto 10/4/21

Becoming

My daughter has a posse and I'm not in it.

Christopher DiLoreto 9/1/21 Christopher DiLoreto 9/1/21

Flowers for Buddy

The butterfly who couldn't fly

Christopher DiLoreto 7/1/21 Christopher DiLoreto 7/1/21

The Protector

Our search for connection leads to a rocky memorial

Christopher DiLoreto 6/1/21 Christopher DiLoreto 6/1/21

A Peripheral Creature

Transcendental Dad: Mindfulness, the Broken Cat, and Unconditional Love

Christopher DiLoreto 5/3/21 Christopher DiLoreto 5/3/21

Tree of Long Life

In this month's Transcendental Dad column, we make one last visit to the oldest sugar maple

Christopher DiLoreto 4/1/21 Christopher DiLoreto 4/1/21

Ballad of the Spine Pig

This month's Transcendental Dad column offers us an Easter parable in the form of a dead porcupine and a painting

Christopher DiLoreto 3/8/21 Christopher DiLoreto 3/8/21

Dispatches from the Underground: The Parable of the Conflict Avoidance S*****

Dispatches are back.

Christopher DiLoreto 3/2/21 Christopher DiLoreto 3/2/21

March Reflection: It's a Minefield Out There!

What's in store this month?

Zoë Wroten-Heinzmann 3/1/21 Zoë Wroten-Heinzmann 3/1/21

The Garlic of Canceled Things

Nonsensical victory gardens and white pine angels

Christopher DiLoreto 2/28/21 Christopher DiLoreto 2/28/21

Blowin' in the Martian Wind

On capturing a tiny slice of red stardust

Christopher DiLoreto 2/24/21 Christopher DiLoreto 2/24/21

The Reset Button

She got a golden eagle, but all I got was a pigeon.

Christopher DiLoreto 2/15/21 Christopher DiLoreto 2/15/21

Covid Didn't Take My Dad

Ross Streitburger's stirring tribute to a full - and human - life lived

Christopher DiLoreto 2/1/21 Christopher DiLoreto 2/1/21

Lazy Brain Days

In the latest Transcendental Dad column, sometimes success is measured by letting go

Christopher DiLoreto 1/28/21 Christopher DiLoreto 1/28/21

Tangerine-Colored Quarantine

I caught myself dreaming last night.

Christopher DiLoreto 9/2/20 Christopher DiLoreto 9/2/20

The Shack Was Our First Home

We hung on every moment despite time not being a weight-bearing beam.