Rosewood is still stuck in my throat. Last week I wrote briefly about the massacre and the burning of the small town of Rosewood, Florida in 1923. The Continue Reading
The Rosewood, Fl. Massacre of 1923
If you get a bone stuck in your throat, or something goes down the wrong way, you can usually cough it out. Or maybe someone slaps you on the back or Continue Reading
This Havok Journal Writer’s Intentions
Some say the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Could be. But there is the other side – good intentions are usually what they’re meant to be: Continue Reading
Man’s Desiring
I struggled after my last essay. Beethoven’s 9th is a hard act to follow: “Joy!” with timpani’s punctuating the cry for peace and brotherhood. I pray Continue Reading
An Ode to Joy
We all do what we can. I bit off smaller pieces in my last three musical essays, hoping it would show me a way to tackle one on Beethoven’s 9th Continue Reading
John Coltrane — Enough Favorite Things for Everyone
Winter’s here. It rains or snows. It’s the beginning of a new year and you’re tired. You decide to take a break. Get something from the refrigerator, Continue Reading
Music – A Reminder: “Sarajevo” by Guillermo Lago
Picture: Security fence surrounding the U.S. Capitol after January 6, 2021 ____________ A year later it’s still tough to look back at what Continue Reading
Get Back and Give Back: Big Bill Broonzy’s Song as Relevant Today as Ever
Author's Note: Most of this essay first appeared online on December 8, 2021 in the Shepherd Express, an independent Milwaukee paper. When I listened Continue Reading
Dump Those Bricks with a Kind Heart
I’ve written recently about utilizing our senses to become aware of the goodness and fullness of the world that’s before us; one in which there is Continue Reading
Charity – A Key to Happiness
Last week I wrote about being happy, finding pleasure in simple things. I’m guessing that many of you are like me – too busy to take note of the full Continue Reading
Days of Happiness
I’ve been writing about our senses and it’s time to pause, to ask ourselves once again, what’s this all about: why am I here and what should I be Continue Reading
Coming to our Senses – Sight
It’s said that our eyes are windows into our souls. What we see has an impact on our souls and when like a few days ago there are riots and mayhem on Continue Reading