Michael Carty

How did Prince arrive at the playful, minimalistic work of genius that is his 1986 song Kiss?

Awakening frogs and other hints of spring! A few personal highlights from February 2026, captured in tiny wee snapshots.

Does the lens through which you view the world distort what is truly there in front of you?

Brevity is next to godliness. There is tremendous power in making your case with the fewest – but best chosen – words possible.

What is the most that you can do with the least?

Sun, snow and spuds! A few personal highlights from January 2026, captured in tiny wee snapshots.

Moments of crisis, of personal disaster, can sometimes prove to be the impetus for necessary, positive and transformational change in your life.

If each of us has a limitless capacity to do good, why not use it?

Gentle reader: A question for you, and just you. What is your relationship with alcohol?

Welcome to 2026. May this brand-new year in your life and in all our lives prove to be the very best yet.