Christmas at Wrigley Field

The “rooftop experience” of a Cubs fan in 1984.

What’s it doing on my roof?
Some days, it’s just better to stay in bed.

Dance With Me, Kate

…She surveys his frame. Looking a little bit like a scare crow, he holds his cowboy hat in his hand with the discomfort of a teen on his first date.

Riverboats And All That

The border between Mexico and Guatemala. A gringo’s backwards journey.

The Third Rail

…Christians in the first century were crucified because they would not disavow their faith. But this last year, seven of my relatives were killed for the same reason.

The Lucky Ten

An old bowling alley becomes a transport to earlier times of teenage innocence as well as Vietnam wartime choices.