Chick-fil-A makes a nice sandwich, but what about that line?November 27, 2022 | Comment, Detroit Free PressA new Chick-fil-A recently went up a mile from my home. We knew it was coming — by the size of the parking ...Read More
A kitchen that needs giving in order to say thanksNovember 20, 2022 | Comment, Detroit Free PressPORT-au-PRINCE, Haiti − I am standing in the sink. Well. Where the sink is supposed to go one day. “We need to ...Read More
An election dominated by a man who wasn’t runningNovember 13, 2022 | Comment, Detroit Free PressI looked. Really hard. I went up and down my ballot in the voting booth last Tuesday, scanning all the ...Read More
When all is said and done, a poem on the power of oneNovember 6, 2022 | Comment, Detroit Free PressI heard a knock upon my door And opened it to see All the poor around the nation Looking back at me In ragged ...Read More
Michigan football’s win over MSU marred by violence in Big House tunnelOctober 30, 2022 | Detroit Free Press, SportsThe game was barely history before it became secondary. Moments after Michigan thumped Michigan ...Read More
Where should we go when it’s time to go?October 30, 2022 | Comment, Detroit Free PressOn a recent visit to the cemetery where my parents are buried, I was reminded of a bothersome fact: I have yet to ...Read More
Michigan football’s Blake Corum hopes journey to stardom takes him back to farmOctober 28, 2022 | Detroit Free Press, SportsHere is Blake Corum at 6 years old, walking barefoot in the morning through thick Virginia grass, wandering lazily ...Read More
The horrors of Haiti today are, sadly, very believableOctober 23, 2022 | Comment, Detroit Free PressPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti − “It’s unbelievable.” We say that all the time. These gas prices? They’re unbelievable. ...Read More