Simple Life: The Birds of Paradise
A journalist tired of the news grind finds unexpected inspiration when he’s roped into coaching a rowdy baseball team.
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Simple Life: A Little Stuffed Potato Wisdom
Thoughts on a milestone 70th birthday from this columnist and his group of friends known as the Stuffed Potato Philosophy & Adventure Club
Simple Life: Where Does the Light Go?
Reflections on a beloved friend’s passing — and the unexpected contentment that comes as one approaches an older age.
Simple Life: One Journey Ends, Another Begins
As a youngster, this writer was curious about the Great Wagon Road. Decades later, it sparks an epic road trip and a novel.
Simple Life: Miss Jan for Christmas
As my mother-in-law ages, we treat every visit like like a holiday — full of her favorite meals, magazines and television shows.
My November Song
As this writer reflects on the death of a beloved companion, he offers a prayer for the lives that touch us… and those that await beyond.
Simple Life: Coach & The Bull
Before he even realized he had the talent, two perceptive educators nurtured this writer’s budding career as an author.
Simple Life: Summer Twilight
Jim Dodson reflects on a South Carolina childhood spent in twilight — the brief, magical time between day and night.
Simple Life: The Cocktail Cat
Every night around happy hour, Jim Dodson’s cat makes an appearance, offering a chance for armchair philosophizing.
The Incomplete Gardener
Just like the plants in his garden, this writer finds we’re always learning and growing, dreaming and scheming.
The Cowboy In Me
For this North Carolina writer and his wife, Western films are the cure for Yellowstone Fever
The Baker’s Assistant
Life is sweet when Wendy Dodson launches a new business that taps her passion for baking.
The Chosen One
Columnist Jim Dodson on spotting a red-tailed sentinel , his a faithful, four-legged soulmate and the concept of spirit animals
Jim Dodson on Meaningful Happiness
When you think about it, says this North Carolina writer, the ordinary becomes extraordinary.