Signs, and Scoffing!

I was once in a group discussion about whether we believed in miracles and the “supernatural.” It was a fairly lively, opinionated discussion as I recall. But one idea I took away was that sometimes, a sign or a miracle can be something in the natural realm that happens with such specificity that it is considered to be a miracle or supernatural in the eye of the beholder. While of course many biblical accounts of miracles and supernatural happenings were...

Leftovers

There’s a large story I like to tell about leftovers–I was looking for an adjective to place before story and after a few came into my mind I settled upon large. I’m not sure why, maybe there’s just a kind of largeness to this lifestory. Sometime around 2007 or so, I was doing caricatures for a monthly clubhouse party for residents that lived in upscale condos, somewhere up near West Chester. The condo management would splurge on a lovely party...