Perspectives

Old World Amish horse and buggy in Missouri. Wayne Mckown
From Our Readers

My Life with the Amish

An odyssey into the secretive, thinly veiled world of the Old Order Amish

By Bob Brawley | April 28, 2026
Man outside pondering the Great Mystery of life. By Wavebreakmedia
Perspectives

The ‘Great Mystery’

Cultural collusion, not theft

By Robert C. Koehler | April 20, 2026
A person holds an earthworm in rich soil, for the tyger and the worm
Home & Garden

The Tyger and the Worm

A gardener’s prayer and poem

By Robert Koehler | March 30, 2026
Tarantulas on the ground, by Armenarmen88. Who will kill the spiders?
From Our Readers

Who Will Kill the Spiders?

Going out in a blaze of glory

By Michael W. Updike | February 17, 2026
A man mending a sock. Darning socks was once commonplace, before our throwaway culture. Michael Selzer learned to mend socks from his grandmother. Today, he writes, there is a growing hole in society – is it worth mending, too? Image by Georgrafika
From Our Readers

The Growing Hole in the Fabric of Society

And how to mend it

By Michael Selzer | January 20, 2026
Thanksgiving dishes covering the table
From Our Readers

On Being Grateful

Memories of Thanksgiving highlight the blessings

By Sherrill Pool Elizondo | November 18, 2025
"In My Shoes": purplish little girl shoes with pink rose petals around it. By Emanuele Ravecca.
From Our Readers

In My Shoes

By Joan Benowitz | November 11, 2025
On the musings of the value of life: a child blowing a dandelion as the seeds disperse. By Yuriy Bandrivskuy
History

Musings on the Value of Life

Where does indifference to life begin?

By Robert C. Koehler | June 9, 2025
Thoughtful young man looking out of a window, part of growing up. Image by Rimma Zaytseva
Nostalgia

Growing Up Means Claiming Your Own Mind

Dig, ponder, dig some more

By Robert C. Koehler | March 19, 2025
A happy red-headed woman outside, happy after rethinking her outlook on aging
From Our Readers

A Hard Pill to Swallow

Rethinking her outlook on aging

By Patricia Finn | October 30, 2024

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