“Weltschmerz.” That’s a German term that’s been adopted and used frequently by English-speaking journalists. It literally means “world...

“Hello, my lovely,” said the saleswoman at the furniture store. “Thank you, my lovely,” smiled the Tamar Bridge toll-lady. “There you...

It was tough getting to sleep. It had been a perfect day, until now. I felt like an idiot. I wracked my brain, trying to reconstruct...

First off, welcome back. I know at least one of you has been on the edge of your seat, wondering how the rest of this summer’s romantic...

Well, here we are again, another fall. Not that I mind, of course. I’ve always loved fall; leaves turning, a sudden nip in the air, a new...

Last week, Marion and I traveled to Concord, Massachusetts, a town which the U.S. Census Bureau refers to as part of “Greater Boston.” To...

“And so this is Christmas… and what have you done?” Well, to answer John Lennon, quite a lot in 2017. Musically speaking, I released a...

If ever there was an “all American” place, it is Vermont. That is not to say it’s the most “all American” or only “all American” place,...

In 1960, novelist John Steinbeck decided to make one last trip across America. He was 58 years old, in poor health, and close to the end...