2017 - toe in the water

January 1, 2017 Folly Beach, SC

Suffice it to say the year begins with a lot of trepidation.

Garrison Keillor, in response to the comment that "The Writer's Almanac" now seems to be a form of resistance, a weapon with the potential to soften nationalistic hearts and provide a literary antidote to jingoism, says, "What poetry tells us is: you can gain the whole world and lose your own soul -- look to your soul.

I think I'll go re-subscribe to "The Writer's Almanac".