Time as a Thing

Time as a Thing If time were a thing—would it be red, blue, green, yellow, black, or clear? Solid, hollow, thin, short, or tall? Could you see through it— see the back of it, look at it from the side, see it from the top, from the bottom? Would it be straight? Twisty?...

Reading for the turn

— the em dash I’ve always read sentences aloud in my head. Even when I’m skimming. Especially then. Rhythm gives things away long before meaning does. Some sentences want to stop. Others want to turn. I’ve learned to trust the turn. That’s probably why I like writing...

An interview with a witch

+ Mike Richwine Word count -1425   Interview with a Witch Belize Arrival What did I get myself into? I’m standing beside a river in the middle of a Mayan jungle at eleven o’clock at night, in a hot rainstorm — the kind that dries on your face but soaks your clothes....

Quiet Wealth

Personal wealth By mike Richwine 10/20/2025 As someone who has spent a lifetime in real estate, I’m continually amazed by the sheer wealth evident in the U.S. vacation home market. Who owns these homes, and where does their wealth come from? First as a banker,...

My Summer Ballet

My summer ballet….By Mike Richwine The summers of ‘66 and’ 67 while attending Indiana University, I had one of the most imprinted experiences I have ever had that I have never talked about. While many stories have been told of the early heavy-industrial life[1]I do...

a dog tale

REHOME by Mike Richwine I love dogs, and dogs love me. I have often said that dogs, children, and mothers like me at first meeting … Growing up with dogs my earliest remembrances are of our dog Gretchen who was a long-haired red dachshund. Auburn hair down from her...
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