dave in the shack

  For Antonio, long a friend of our son and our family, April 23, 2025, was not a normal day. He was scheduled to appear in federal court at...

   A friend who shares original poems with me wrote about a pork butt, in free verse, which prompted me to ask him if he makes pulled pork...

 I figured it would end, imagined it happening, but not like this.  The Chicago Tribune no longer appears on my driveway every day of the we...

  I Care - Panimatzalan, Guatemala 2025 The hour-long van ride to Panimatzalam, the first of I Care International’s two clinic sites in Gu...

I've been writing for the local paper these past six months.  When I do that I write shorter pieces to keep within their word limit and ...

 This story will only repeat.  A voice on early morning radio informs us of another musician’s death.  A musician whose life paralleled ours...

  I now know how to respond when people ask me this; “Are you from Ottawa?” That question is usually asked by longtime Ottawa people, a...