Tag: life

What Do You Remember About Yesterday?

black snake aka eastern rat snake on the edge of a paved trail — Greetings from the trail. Eastern rat snake (black snake). Photo by author (Jeffrey Pillow).

One Song on Repeat for the Rest of Your Life

iron in the fire by tall heights on spotify — "Iron in the Fire" by Tall Heights

Grief Finds a Way

Loss - A sculpture by Jane Mortimer. Photo by K. Mitch Hodge on Unsplash — Photo by K. Mitch Hodge on Unsplash

The Curious Case of the Half-Blind Squirrel

half blind squirrel with one good eye under picnic table — Kurt Russell under the picnic table

Cage Match: Your Dad vs That Famous Person

man yells down at fallen boxer in boxing ring — Photo by Martin Martz on Unsplash

Finding the extraordinary in the ordinary

close up of an extraordinary hummingbird visiting a flower for nectar — A hummingbird is an ordinary, extraordinary backyard creature

Wild Encounters on the Run: Mama Raccoon

Front view of a raccoon with its striped eyes — Beautiful day for a run, Mr. Human. Little hot, but beautiful

Rediscovering Adventure on Two Wheels

front of bike pointed down a nature trail — My trusty steed carrying me down a forest path

Embrace the absurdity of learning new things

Stick figures playing tennis. In the second image, the stick figure hits the ball over the fence into a tree. — My daughter drew this re-enactment of my son and I volleying a tennis ball

Fake It Till You Make It Is Bad Advice, Just Make It

Pencil drawing of a dog looking up at a copy of Make It, Brendan Leonard's newest book — Don't cower to art and don't fake it. Just make it!

How Not to Fish

fishing lure with hooks — I'm gonna getcha, I'm gonna getcha

Write like nobody’s reading

The Canoe Ride from Hell: Misadventures on Staunton River

Aerial view of Staunton River, portion of Long Island to Brookneal

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The Kindness of Strangers: How a simple greeting can brighten someone’s day

have a nice day with smiley face spray-painted on a brick wall — Have a nice day is more than a simple platitude. It can be an act of kindness.

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This Is Me Being Uncomfortable: October 2021

Writing about running

The First Phone Call

Stephen King comes to Phenix, Virginia

The New Kid

The kids of Phenix, Virginia — Left to right: Kevin Hancock, Jeffrey Pillow, Jeremiah Hamlett, Robbie Hancock

The Music Stops

The Gilliam Shed

The interior of a cluttered, old woodworking workshop — Photo by Nico Smit on Unsplash

Creature from the Black Lagoon

Simpler Times

Dog on a Leash. Photo by Amy Humphries on Unsplash

Welcome to Phenix: A Nice Place to Live

Photo: Alan Levine. “Phenix, Virginia” Licensed under CC BY 2.0