Writings

Vintage 1954 postcard showing the lush green mountains and tropical rainforest of El Yunque, Puerto Rico, beneath a blue sky.

October 1, 2026

In The Presence of El Yunque, a tourist tale.

A family trip to Puerto Rico begins with a possibly misidentified tody on a field-guide cover and somehow accumulates a rainforest bird quest, three late birdies, a Yale connection, and a mysterious golfer headed back toward El Yunque.

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Elevated view of the 18th hole at Argyle Country Club, looking from above the lower teeing area up the fairway toward the clubhouse.

September 30, 2026

Welcome to Bonus Golf 

A father watches his son cross into golf’s strange territory beyond scratch—and looks back at the years of clubs, lessons, tournaments and experimentation that got him there, including an AJGA TaylorMade Discount Program that made mistakes cheaper.

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An adult Canada Goose stands upright on grass beside six growing goslings, several feeding or walking in different directions.

September 29, 2026

The Goose Belt, a summer ecology report. 

At Argyle Country Club, the Canada Geese have established a civilization of flexible borders, adolescent chaos, evening repopulation, and occasional interference with golf. Welcome to the Goose Belt—and the nightly Re-Goosening.

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Two Canada Geese stand on grass beneath a tree, one with its neck extended and beak open toward the other.

September 28, 2026

The Gyle, or a newsletter tall tale.

A spring round of golf, a narrow bridge, an aggressively self-possessed Canada Goose, three suddenly strategic golfers, and one power wheelchair combine to produce an enduring piece of golf-course ornithology that may not, strictly speaking, be true.

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