Grief and Beauty
I’ve been pretty up front about the way I feel about taking Daniel off to Michigan last weekend. It was hard, but it was exactly right. But the feeling I’ve had since that time has unquestionably...
View Article“Places”
Each night I stand backstage pacing back and forth, running a small ritual that has become important to me as a preparation for a coming night of emotional journeying. The role of Eric Weiss in...
View ArticleGrowing Up Into Dreams
Last night, I made a proclamation. “Tomorrow, I grow up.” It’s a Facebook Status kind of thing to say. Is it true? Will I grow up today? On the one hand, each day is a growing up into...
View ArticleOn the Occasion of a Son Turning 21
He’s always been a surprise. Not that the expectation for something special wasn’t there, but who this young boy I played catch with would become just wasn’t on my radar. The music piece, in a...
View ArticleReflecting on Father’s Day
I am a father. It was hard to believe then, and it’s hard to believe now. Life is a miracle. I’ve seen it come and go. As I once looked to my father, gone now some 23 years, my kids now look to me....
View ArticleCount the Beautiful Things, Part 2
I wrote a second day’s worth. It’s not poetry, really, but here it is. We could do this sort of thing everyday, and never run out of counting. Just thankful. Especially for this beautiful bunch....
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