My history with a tragedy: How TWA Flight 800 taught me about critical thinking.
My own history with the terrible 1996 tragedy is a complicated and difficult one.
The Outer Garden
Photo: A beautiful dawn on an ordinary winter day.
A reminder to savor the ordinary beauty in the world.
Interiors: Den at “Slabsides,” John Burroughs’s rustic cabin, West Park, New York.
John Burroughs, naturalist and writer, built this house in 1895 from all local materials.
Fire off Long Island: The S.S. Lexington disaster.
In January 1840, one of the earliest mass transportation disasters of the industrial age claimed 139 lives. Why did it happen?
A timely warning: The prophetic words of Rutherford B. Hayes.
What we saw in the news this week ultimately stems from what Hayes warned us about.
Year’s end: The best of the Garden in 2025.
Goodbye to 2025. Here are what I think are the best articles I wrote this year.
Have a wonderful Christmas!
Best wishes to you and yours on this holiday!