A New Venture and a New Column

 I am happy to introduce you to my new column in a new online newspaper, Lookout Eugene-Springfield. I will be writing twice a month and sharing my stories, reflections, and ideas. Topics will likely include gardening, sustainability, family, retirement, travel, and much more. I welcome you along for the ride.

You can read three articles per month on the Lookout website at no cost.

Since the "paper" is online, I won't be able to reprint and share my articles here until a few months after they first appear on the website.

The longer version of this story is that after many years of writing a column, that door closed when the newspaper was sold to a big soulless corporate entity. In the following years, many more doors in my life closed, disaster struck, and disappointments accumulated. It was very much a trek through the wilderness, and I didn't know if or when I'd ever come to green pastures and still waters.

And then, when the time was right, this door opened. So this story about waiting for things to take their course is about much more than mushrooms and gardens.

Lookout itself is a sign of new growth, and I'm excited about it. Eugene is a city where people engaged with their newspaper and when it was sold and became a shell of itself, people missed it. Lookout is a new venture with a goal of delivering an online "paper" with the high standards of past newspapers. Here is the link to my article: Lessons from a Pair of Straw-bale Mushrooms

And here's my author page.

I'd be honored if you checked it out.