Peace is a laughable idea – in this day and age, at least. The political pandemic in America, the war in Ukraine, the opioid epidemic across the Midwest, the culture wars of this country, and, most currently, the conflict in Gaza all work to prove …

Many months ago, I had a rather unexpected conversation with my father. We were on the way to work at a festival, whereupon arrival we’d sell handcrafted sodas – or so we thought. The back and forth had covered many topics, but as we pulled …