By Dan Haag I was dreading the arrival of 2019 for a very specific reason. It wasn’t for the fact that I’d have to yet again admit defeat in the face of…
Category: The Littoral Life
The Littoral Life: Promises, promises …
By Dan Haag We’re now officially in that tricky bit of the holiday season. That strange gray area where we have to make some hard-and-fast life decisions as we barrel ahead to…
The Littoral Life: Cataloging Christmas
By Dan Haag I’ve grown into the role of celebrating Christmas as an adult. I gather with friends and family, eat too much, grumble about politics, and fall asleep late afternoon in…
The Littoral Life: A dedication to be named later
By Dan Haag One of my favorite things about cracking open a new book is reading the dedication. It’s for a couple of reasons. First, it’s fun to conjure up an image…
The Littoral Life: Halloween Habeas Corpus
By Dan Haag As a kid, I loved Halloween for all the obvious reasons: candy, costumes, debilitating sugar hangover, etc. As I hovered in that awkward age between goofy kid and stupid…
The Littoral Life: Keep saying it
By Dan Haag Nothing prepares you for getting older. One day your sleeping on Star Wars sheets and playing Freeze Tag. The next your getting AARP cards in the mail and shouting…
The Littoral Life: Out in the cold
By Dan Haag If you read this column for marriage or health advice – and really, why wouldn’t you? – than you’re in for a treat. This week’s missive tackles these conjoined…
The Littoral Life: Our Beating Heart
By Dan Haag If you live and work here, I don’t have to tell you how busy this summer has been. The usual summer hordes were augmented by day-trippers desperately trying to…
The Littoral Life: Go Fourth!
By Dan Haag It’s just before 5 am and I’m not sure what to write about for this particular column. I usually mine the rich tapestry that is my life for stories,…
The Littoral Life: Dad
By Dan Haag I wasn’t a very bright teenager. I’m not talking about academics, just common sense. Basically I would eat, jump off of, or light fire to anything anyone dared me…