I wrote down this quote on copyeditors a few years ago and stumbled across it today. Like a good journalist, I didn’t cite the source, but it’s still worth it. “Copyeditors were once an important part of the journalism process, back when journalists weren’t as educated as they are now. Back then, your typical reporter was named ‘Scoop’ and he was a semi-literate cigar-smoking, fannie-pinching … Continue reading oh, yes, we do!

I’m partial to this picture. If you’ve ever wanted to see an image of all things farm, this is it. Chevys. A dryer. A land yacht of a truck. Seed corn hats. Brothers. Tired smiles. It’s all here. I don’t think there’s anything better for two men that love the outdoors than big skies, dirty fingernails, and corn dust in the air. The year is … Continue reading words

Grief knows no boundaries. It does not take into account a person’s station in life, the time of year,  his age, level of maturity, or its own effect. It comes in different ways: sometimes subtly, sometimes shockingly. It simply follows its masters—death, long life, cancer, abuse, miscarriage, loneliness—and works when and where it wills. It is determined to affect all people. It refuses to leave … Continue reading the dungeon of death