Matt McCoy

I recently read a scholarly argument about the writings of the pre-Socratic Greek philosopher Heraclitus, dissecting in detail whether or not Plutarch, and later Plato, captured the true meaning of his words in their paraphrase of the concept, “You can’t step into the same river twice.” After several in-depth pages about Greek dialects, lyrical forms, … Read more

The rituals of the Christmas season inspire dueling senses of comfort and excitement in me, and I never get weary of pulling the same dusty boxes of ornaments and lights out of the attic on the day after Thanksgiving. This year, our early Thanksgiving holiday gave us a week’s reprieve from our hasty holiday bedecking … Read more

A story of the Very First American Thanksgiving:  The very first Thanksgiving ever happened when the pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock, and the American Natives and the Pilgrims came together for a feast of Turkeys and corn and weird, semi-edible objects floating in green Jell-O. Afterwards, the young pilgrims and natives played a game where … Read more

There will be a morning each year when I step into my garden and notice that everything has changed. The corn stalks have seeded and browned, the sunflowers are stooping dangerously downwards, and I can start to see bare patches through the once-dense jungle of beans, zucchinis, and brassicas. The usual din of buzzing bees … Read more