An itty-bitty piece our publisher wrote 14 years ago has proven to be prophetic. It has implications, if you can believe it, for our Covid experience.

The novel virus has divided us, struck deep where it hurts most. But I posit that it also paradoxically has the power to strengthen us.

When we get through this global pandemic, big changes are likely. I hope for a profound shift to heal the divisions that stymie our country. And I found the answer on a bumper sticker.

Enough with platitudes, talking points, and deferring to the next generation, says TRPA’s Joanne Marchetta. Our considerable problems require a tectonic shift in mindset. Here’s a rallying cry fit for 2020.

Exactly 17 years ago, I co-founded Moonshine Ink, a head-first dive into the kind of challenge that brings meaning to life. Today I feel...

To solve overflowing trash cans, backed up traffic, and employee shortages, we must retool our philosophy to “less is more.”

My parents’ marriage was almost illegal. But the U.S. high court changed the laws on interracial marriages and public sentiment followed. It’s one example of how our imperfect country continually strives to be more perfect. Support this forward-thinking momentum by wearing the stars and stripes with honor.

I got my wish. Yet this is no fairy tale ending, this was hard work.

A journey to Spain prompts the Ink’s publisher to reflect on the endemic challenges of living with other humans, and how we might avert the threat of a ‘lost generation.’