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A Somber Anniversary
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Apr 12, 2025)
Remembering Dietrich Bonhoeffer (at right in images of statues at St. Alban Church)…
A Few Words from an Elderly Uncle
by Garrison Keillor
(Apr 10, 2025)
Some readers have called my writing 'garbage,' but that's literary criticism and I don't take it personally. Same with 'I used to like your writing back when you were funny': each person is the judge of funny/unfunny…
Fiber with a Flait
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Apr 5, 2025)
This poet’s favorite snack is a bowl of buttered popcorn…
A Night at the Opera
by Garrison Keillor
(Apr 2, 2025)
I went to the Met recently to see Beethoven's 'Fidelio and hang out with 3,800 very well-dressed patrons to see a passionate story about political tyranny but mainly to see the soprano Lise Davidsen who is worth the price of admission and…
An Ode to Opening Day
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Mar 29, 2025)
There's no place like Wrigley Field to celebrate Opening Day…
What the Silent Man is Thinkin
by Garrison Keillor
(Mar 27, 2025)
I hope this makes you feel special, dear reader. There is something going on between us that is not shared by the slim elegant woman reclining fifteen feet from my right elbow…
Memories of Lucerne
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Mar 22, 2025)
A year later…
What I Saw Sunday in New York
by Garrison Keillor
(Mar 20, 2025)
We hiked down Amsterdam Avenue to a lunch place and ordered breakfast and had a very amiable time. Tom and Jean, it turned out, are Catholics so they'd come to my Episcopal church as tourists, and we started telling Catholic jokes…
It's Just a Matter of Time
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Mar 15, 2025)
Clocks come in all shapes and sizes…
Another Executive Order from me
by Garrison Keillor
(Mar 13, 2025)
The world wonders: 'What will satisfy the man?'' A presidential order requiring Bill Clinton to shine his shoes? The man is ambitious. Will we own the Gulf of America or can other countries use it?…
Oh, the Places I Will Go!
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Mar 8, 2025)
This week students across America celebrate the poetry of Dr. Seuss…
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A Grave Reminder
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(May 24, 2025)
Greg's photo of grave markers at Arlington National Cemetery inspires this r Memorial Day reflection…
A Prayer for Mother's Day
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(May 10, 2025)
Thoughts inspired by Greg;s late mom…
The Measure of Greatness
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(May 3, 2025)
A tribute to Hugh Steven, 'hewn out of the kind of quarry that is known for priceless stone'…
A Poet Reflects on Poetry
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Apr 26, 2025)
Poetry is a written way of painting with words…
A Prayer for the New Pope
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(May 17, 2025)
A celebration banner hangs at the entrance to the Asimakoupoulos home…
Sunday Aftrnoon Alone in the Apirpot
by Garrison Keillor
(May 22, 2025)
Despite my dumb mistakes, I believe in progress…
The Powerful Drumming of Graduation
by Garrison Keillor
(May 15, 2025)
unintelligible, not so much'English as the burbling of pigeons and chittering of squirrels, with words like 'journey,' ''accomplishments,''discovery,' and 'curiosity'” and the whole sentences I heard might’ve been composed by an older AI-powered speechbot
A Happy Man Out for a Drive
by Garrison Keillor
(Apr 24, 2025)
We used to drive around with a big roa' map spread out and yell, 'I told you to turn west a half mile ago, ya dummy,” and now a robolady is our navigator directing us in gentle tones and road trips are more enjoyable. ic …
What I Go to Church For
by Garrison Keillor
(Apr 17, 2025)
I am part of the shrinking population of churchgoers and I sympathize with my neighbors who prefer to sleep late on Sunday, drink coffee in their pajamas, read the Times and bitch about the stupidity in high places…
Thie is a Great Country
by Garrison Keillor
(May 1, 2025)
The American people are among the kindest on God’s green earth. If you think otherwise, you really need to get out more often and look around…
Stating the Case as Simply as Possible
by Garrison Keillor
(May 8, 2025)
The man is a gross insult to every living American citizen, he has made us a nation of nincompoops in the eyes of the world, and yet most of his voters are still behind him…
The Womb of Faith
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Apr 19, 2025)
Calligrapher Timothy R. Botts renders my Easter poem…
A Few Words from an Elderly Uncle
by Garrison Keillor
(Apr 10, 2025)
Some readers have called my writing 'garbage,' but that's literary criticism and I don't take it personally. Same with 'I used to like your writing back when you were funny': each person is the judge of funny/unfunny…
A Somber Anniversary
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Apr 12, 2025)
Remembering Dietrich Bonhoeffer (at right in images of statues at St. Alban Church)…
What the Silent Man is Thinkin
by Garrison Keillor
(Mar 27, 2025)
I hope this makes you feel special, dear reader. There is something going on between us that is not shared by the slim elegant woman reclining fifteen feet from my right elbow…
An Ode to Opening Day
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Mar 29, 2025)
There's no place like Wrigley Field to celebrate Opening Day…
Fiber with a Flait
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Apr 5, 2025)
This poet’s favorite snack is a bowl of buttered popcorn…
A Night at the Opera
by Garrison Keillor
(Apr 2, 2025)
I went to the Met recently to see Beethoven's 'Fidelio and hang out with 3,800 very well-dressed patrons to see a passionate story about political tyranny but mainly to see the soprano Lise Davidsen who is worth the price of admission and…
What I Saw Sunday in New York
by Garrison Keillor
(Mar 20, 2025)
We hiked down Amsterdam Avenue to a lunch place and ordered breakfast and had a very amiable time. Tom and Jean, it turned out, are Catholics so they'd come to my Episcopal church as tourists, and we started telling Catholic jokes…
Memories of Lucerne
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Mar 22, 2025)
A year later…
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