Bill WilliamsSpring ChickenSpring in the Catskills has warmed up sufficiently to begin translating vegetable garden plans into vegetable garden reality. I asked my…Apr 18, 2023Apr 18, 2023
Bill WilliamsGone MissingOn October 28, 2013, a year after Hurricane Sandy struck New York City, the New York Times ran an Op-Ed piece I wrote about the…Aug 30, 20221Aug 30, 20221
Bill WilliamsCandide’s GardenSpring in the Catskills arrives late, then lush. Vegetable beds in the garden, a bank too steep where meadow meets lawn, spots unreachable…Jun 26, 2022Jun 26, 2022
Bill WilliamsHallelujah!A month ago I read an article in The New York Times by Michael Paulson, ‘Hamilton’ and Heartache: Living the Unimaginable. It told the…Nov 16, 20161Nov 16, 20161
Bill WilliamsPinballDiscussions about Substance Use Disorder in its various guises often include ideas about “Rock Bottom”. The notion being that sooner or…Mar 26, 20151Mar 26, 20151
Bill WilliamsSunday afternoon of Parents’ Weekend, in October of 1960, Second Form year, I kissed my parents…It’s taken years to realize how lonely and unhappy I felt during much of my early time at Kent. Back then I played into the notion that I…Feb 16, 2015Feb 16, 2015
Bill WilliamsJosephine’s VisitThe end of summer was sweetened by a visit from my six-month-old granddaughter, Josephine. We’d not seen each other since Memorial Day…Sep 27, 2014Sep 27, 2014
Bill WilliamsBirthday TroutI wrote the recollection below the morning after my birthday. It was fun to write, flowing as easily as the river I wrote about. I got near…Aug 12, 2014Aug 12, 2014