My Foot Fell Asleep

Two weeks ago Manyu and I spent three days at the Mayo Clinic. The purpose of our trip was to put Manyu through a battery of tests to figure out why she has double vision. As it turned out, I was the one more in need of medical attention. After Manyu’s second medical...

Old Man, Take a Look at My Life

Charlie, a neighbor who I’d been visiting in a nursing home for the past four years, died last week. He is not the first friend of mine to have died, but he is the first friend to have died simply because he was old. His death, or more specifically his funeral, gave...

Urban Adventurer

Last week Manyu and I bought a new car. I dislike car shopping, but our old Subaru Outback had stalled on me one too many times (including twice in the past three months). Had we been a two-car family, I would have kept the car as our in-town transportation. Because...

On the Porch Again

When the temperature jumped from 60°F into the 80s last week, I moved my writing outdoors. I also changed my writing station from a pair of wobbly wooden tv trays to a more stable camping table that Clare got me for my birthday. Other than my neighbor’s daily...
Steven Simpson