John Koon·Sep 10, 2021New BeginningsFor both of my children, this fall represents a new beginning. Oscar will go to kindergarten, and Genevieve will start her first year of…
John Koon·May 30, 2020Scuffed-up Knees“For dogs and horns and keys, For food and fun and scuffed-up knees, Thank You, God, for everything.” (Phyllis Tickle, from “Wednesday…
John Koon·Oct 11, 2019For Freedom: A Story of Coming OutOne of my earliest memories is from my time in preschool. Three or four years old, I was watching two other boys play with Matchbox cars…A response icon2A response icon2
John Koon·Feb 8, 2019From Under the SweetgumMy house sits under a nuisance of a sweetgum tree. Its spiny seed pods clog the gutters and make a walk in the backyard treacherous for…
John Koon·Mar 14, 2018Seeking Connection in the CurteDuring my time in Chișinău, the capital of the post-Soviet country of Moldova, the curte was always a place of connection. Surrounded by…
