Our Familiar Death

Our Familiar Death

Our sweet girl “Magic” died on the last full moon of 2020.  She was a feral cat with a thick coat of black fur that revealed hints of its sparkling white roots with every step she took, hence the name.  We rescued her as a kitten 7 years ago.  She was a purr-er. The...
This Christmas…

This Christmas…

My mom cancelled Christmas around 1978.  Her decision was not triggered by any conspiracy theory or grand epiphany. There was no earth-shattering shift in her religious or political orientation…just a simple announcement.  “We will not be having Christmas this...
What is “It All?”

What is “It All?”

When my first mentor told me, “You can have it all,” I wasn’t quite sure what to make of it.  His assessment was based on the pioneering leadership he had established as one of the Peace Corps’ original country directors turned founder of an international development...
Breakfast with Ethelbert

Breakfast with Ethelbert

I met Ethelbert Miller at ShareSpace – a co-working experiment housed inside Mulebone four years ago. The upscale restaurant concept drew from the life and legacy of Zora Neale Hurston. As an offshoot of the wildly popular Busboys and Poets franchise it further...