Mike Hoffman

the trees’ destruction satisfied something in soul of man who felled it On a hillock back of the girls’ dormitorv there was a nice stand of second-growth hardwoods, mostly maples and beeches — the same in which I played the part of Daniel Boone with my tr... See more

money cannot buy happiness – having enough is still essential Adapted from the article, These are the happiest states in America. See where your state ranks by Anthony Thompson in USAToday where Mr. Thompson writes (quoting WalletHub’s annual Happiest Sta... See more

through a glass darkly unreliability of eyewitnesses There is this thing called the Rashomon Effect. According to the Wikipedia: The Rashomon effect is the phenomenon of the unreliability of eyewitnesses. The effect is named after Akira Kurosawa’s 1950 Ja... See more

karmario fluff or sagapolutele however gifted “You want to know something?” Karras crossed his knees and put his fingertips together. “I don’t think I would have been much of a football player if I didn’t have a name like Karras. That hard K sound is the ... See more

clock stopped 5:30 now it’s always time to quit work, have drink, cook dinner The clock stopped at 5:30 for three months. Now it’s always time to quit work, have a drink, cook dinner. From Braided Creek: A Conversation in Poetry by Jim Harrison as publish... See more