Archive - Hefty Matters

Feb 13 •

Tea, Books, and Geraniums

Feb 7 •

December 2023

In Brief: 109 Years Ago Today, The 1914 Christmas Truce Brought World War I to a Humane Pause.

Humanity shone in the most unimaginable conditions.

Dec 25, 2023 •

Five Magical Pieces You Will Love This Monday

What Does Your Name Mean To You? Behind Candace's Curtain. Ode To Beer. Learn To Learn. Tending and Witnessing in Medicine.

Dec 11, 2023

Six Wonderful Pieces You Will Love This Weekend

Protecting Sperm Whales. Three Precious Chickens. Becoming Invisible. Our Newtonian Lives. Writing Children's Books. A Mother's Love.

Dec 8, 2023 •

Five Pieces You Will Love on This Wanderlust-filled Wednesday (Dec. 6)

Join me for regular doses of short stories, humor and fun, human connections, and more.

Dec 6, 2023 •

Five Terrific Pieces You Will Love on this First Tuesday in December (5th).

A joyful artist. Simplicity fosters connection. Communing with ducks. An abecedarian. Sharing the Earth. Love, liturgy, and change. 2024 read-along of…

Dec 5, 2023 •

November 2023

Five Tantalizing Pieces You Will Love on this Autumn Tuesday (Nov. 14)

Relationships with Silence, The Toll on Veterans Away from the Front Lines, Flocking to Abandoned Places, Memories in the Blink of an Eye, Capturing…

Nov 14, 2023 •

Five Pieces You Will Love on this Miraculous Autumn Monday (Nov. 13)

Veterans' Rights, Bad Dates, Disappearing English Pubs, Horror Films, and Generations Walking Under Mother Pines.

Nov 13, 2023 •

Autumn Walk (a poem)

My dog and I walk through the neighborhood.

Nov 12, 2023 •

An Unexpected Poem In The Night

A poem. I haven’t written a poem since 1989 for school. I don’t even appreciate poetry. But this spilled out in the middle of the night.

Nov 11, 2023 •

October 2023

Five Amazing Pieces You Will Love This Friday (Oct. 27)

A Relationship with Silence. Memories of the Mormon Church. Adopting Peanut. Portraiture. Adventure to Tashkent.

Oct 27, 2023 •

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