It’s the grounding, not the grind
A short book on coffee where it feels the author may have had a cup too many before writing.
Author: DJB
Between the two of us we have one memory
There is beauty and joy in the everyday. Billy Collins helps us see and appreciate it.
Walking as a subversive act
My chat with Ann de Forest―editor of “Ways of Walking”―celebrating movement at a human pace.
Spring 2026
The musical performances of our son, the tenor Andrew Bearden Brown, set for this spring.
Disengage with your misery machine: Vol. II
Imagine if we stopped spending time online so we could focus on things that makes life better.
There would be neither slaves nor masters
Allen Guelzo’s intimate study of Abraham Lincoln’s powerful vision of democracy.
Trains, tremors, trolls, and turkeys
Snippets . . . and some musical fun . . . from a quick weekend trip to the Bay Area
The love of money
The evisceration of The Washington Post by a billionaire owner suggests that the decimation is the plan.
From the bookshelf: January 2026
Five books. Every month. A variety of topics from different genres. Here is the list from January 2026.
Waiting for peace
In the third of the Maigret series, Georges Simenon writes of a crime where everything seems false.
MORE TO COME... 