As I get older, I can see from the vantage point of time that my youthful dalliances brought me closer to who I am today. Case in point, in the early 1980s I went to... Read More

Remember when Cracker Barrel changed their logo and the CEO got fired? I’m trying not to have that happen to me. But when I look over our new website - which launched around the first... Read More

My mother died this year. I wanted to say something at the grave when we buried her remains. Others were already going to say the Kaddish, a Jewish prayer traditionally recited by mourners. I was... Read More

This piece was awarded first place in the Humanists of Greater Portland's annual essay contest for high school seniors seeking funding for post-high school education.  Every day reminds me how much we rely on tiny... Read More

During the six years my daughter Johanna struggled with and finally succumbed to stage 4 rhabdomyosarcoma, a soft tissue cancer, I spent countless hours, including well over 100 overnight stays at the hospital by her... Read More

When Micah Kennedy described death doula education as “the Wild West,” ey meant it as both encouragement and warning. The field’s accessibility allows practical knowledge about dying, funerals and grief to circulate beyond hospitals and... Read More

Humanists love reason. We trust science to tell us what is true about the world. This works beautifully to understand the objective world around us, but science can’t answer moral questions or weigh competing values.... Read More