I became a Freemason over seven years ago. Becoming a Mason, I thought, would bring me to a more moral and spiritual place in life. I did research about people who were Masons, the anti-Masonic movement of the 1830’s, the conspiracy theories, the Morgan Affair, the scandal with the Vatican, the Papal Bull, the Knights Templar, concordant (related) bodies (the Eastern Star, Job’s Daughters, the Triangles, Tall Cedars, The Scottish Rite, The York Rite, The Shrine, etc.) and even the symbolism o... read more

Is it too much to wish for?? To be back in a darkened attic room laced with white christmas lights. I would not be so low, slipping and sipping with mellow, expectation-free tongue some beverage encouraging fairy flight.

Is it too much to ask for small smiles and laughter, whether gentle or rancorous being absorbed into the soft
wood walls. Echoes of voices lost in the beyond of the ceiling. Is it too much to wonder about touching the
moonlight lounging in the window, without lifting a... read more