Hunkering Down
By Neal Lemery The morning drizzle finds me inside, sorting and organizing, rediscovering my writing space. Long neglected filing cabinets and piles of papers are now getting sorted. I have […]
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POETRY: Slow Time
Came upon me, day by day, Press conference by briefing by social media posting, Until I had had my fill of crisis, breaking news, until I felt the Call of […]
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The Extra Day
By Neal Lemery Leap Day. It only shows up on the calendar every four years, and sometimes not even then, being quirky and a human invention to try to define […]
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Op/Ed: An Example of Bad Taste And Worse …
EDITOR’S NOTE: And worse … the image is on the front page. After a request from the victim’s husband to remove the image from social media, and a huge outcry […]
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Making Our Communities Age Friendly
By Neal Lemery, for the Pioneer In ten years, our population of seniors 75 years and older will double. Yet, only 1% of our housing has the amenities that will […]
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My Favorite Books of 2019
EDITOR’S NOTE: Books – so many books, so little time to read – always a dilemma, and I find myself relying on the advice of other readers. Neal Lemery’s wide-ranging […]
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Small Miracles
by Neal Lemery I often forget about the small miracles in my life until the world of nature gently reminds me with a new discovery, or a new awareness of […]
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Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer
By Neal Lemery When I was a kid, Nat King Cole made this a popular song, and the lyrics still seem to sum up summertime on the Oregon coast, with […]
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An Anchor in a Storm
By Neal Lemery We are often called to stand by a friend, offering a hand and being their anchor. A friend was recently in the middle of a storm in […]
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Fathers’ Day – A Mixed Bag of Emotions
by Neal Lemery Fathers’ Day is a challenging holiday, and I’m relieved it has come and gone. The event is idealized in our culture, presented as a day of barbeques, […]
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