Back around the turn of the century (THIS century, wise guy), I was awarded a retreat at the Mary Anderson Center at Mount St. Francis Friary. I stayed at Loftus House, which is the artist colony’s residence. Across from Loftus House was the priory. The…

Sometimes our vegan daughter attends “big family” gatherings, and sometimes she doesn’t. If I know she’s attending or if I’m not certain she won’t, I make a vegan dish to take (the gatherings are pitch-ins). I always label the vegan dish so non-vegans won’t eat…

First, it’s the beginning of the month, so there’s a new Hot Flash up. Hot Flashes are tiny little stories, in case you don’t know already. Now. Yes, I know I said I was abandoning Minecraft, but no other game was satisfactory. I wanted a…