Mike Keeler
MIKE KEELER: A Singular Grace
Once upon a time, there was a woman named Grace. And she wrote a poem, called My Mountains, the first part of which goes like this: Soft scented trees sway...
MIKE KEELER: September 1774 – The Meeting Place
Here are some things you should know about Carpenters’ Hall.It was designed by a Scotsman....
MIKE KEELER: The Ducks Sew Some HugelKulture
I learned a new word today.But first, about my big brother Harper, for those of...
MIKE KEELER: A Summer of Suspense
And so here we are, fellow Americans, nervously sweating out the dog days of summer....
MIKE KEELER: It May Not Solve All The World’s Problems, But . . .
If the day’s news has got you down, what you need is a jolt of...
MIKE KEELER: The Summer Shuffle of Kings, Queens and Jacks Who Were Knaves
OK, summer is underway. You've probably got your vacation dates set in the calendar, the flights are booked, the house rental is all paid...
MIKE KEELER: Here’s Something That, Sadly, You’ve Heard Before
And you have Daniel Butterfield to blame. He was just a kid from Utica, New York, who attended Union College and then joined his father’s...
MIKE KEELER: A Genius in 236 Words
OK aspiring writers, this one’s easy. Maybe too easy.Your assignment today is to write a story of only about 1500 words. But there’s a catch:...
MIKE KEELER: May 1774: The Empire Strikes Back
On May 13, 1774, a large vessel sailed into Boston Harbor. It wasn't a whaler, it wasn't a trading ship of any kind. It...
MIKE KEELER: One Big Bottle of DUH
Let us now praise the pandemic.It was poetic that on the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day back in April 2020, when the world was...
MIKE KEELER: The Amazing Thing . . .
This past week’s solar eclipse up in the great north woods was pretty amazing, And the moment of totality reminded me of another amazing...