Mar 30, 2021Member-onlyCan a 77-Year-Old Survive Elective Surgery?Musings on getting a total knee replacement W Goodwin In the predawn hours of a Pandemic morning, my partner Jan is driving us through mostly empty streets toward the surgical wing of one of south Denver’s major hospitals. Medical magic is about to be enacted upon my 77-year-old body. Lost…Surgery9 min read
Feb 27, 2020Member-onlyHairy GuysHairy Guys By W Goodwin I still remember the evening my kid brother announced to the family, “Guess what! We’re mammals!” He was 12 and looked it, but only a few months later his androgenic hormones began ripping the hinges off the doors of his metabolism. The spreading shadow of…Sexy Hair5 min read
Dec 7, 2019Member-onlyWe Could Have Women as Both President and Vice PresidentA Woman for President and a Woman for Vice President by W Goodwin You should know right up front this isn’t one of those well-researched position papers. It’s not even a realistic political proposition. It barely rises above the level of a casual observation despite the fact American voters are…Politics6 min read
May 16, 2019Member-onlyalt.birdsNot my father’s bird images… By W Goodwin The huge telephoto lenses, the blinds, the long trips searching for bird “hotspots” — I’ve been a birder for a while now. Millions of birders produce a zillion gorgeous images of the diverse avian world every year, so I set out to…Photography2 min read
May 16, 2019Member-onlyFeathers and ScalesWords and Images by W Goodwin Researchers at the University of Geneva and the SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Switzerland have demonstrated feathers in birds and scales in fish share a common ancestry. On the basis of new analyses of embryonic development, the Swiss biologists found molecular and micro-anatomical signatures…Photography2 min read
May 16, 2019Member-onlyOcean Art, a Gift from the PoriferansWords and images by W Goodwin Every time I descend into the sea, I ask myself, “Am I dreaming?” The shapes and colors, subtle and subdued one moment, exuberant and boisterous the next, suggest paintings by Dali or some artistic Drama Queen. It was some time before I realized all…Photography2 min read
May 15, 2019Member-onlyPASTGHANISTANIt was 1979 when I decided I needed a break from my graduate school. I treated my decision as an excuse to travel with my trusty Canon AE-1 and forty roles of Tri-X. During that year I went as far as Nepal but my four months in Afghanistan left some…Photography3 min read
Apr 19, 2019Member-onlyThe EscalatorIs it a conveyance? A metaphor? Or a hungry machine... By W Goodwin Our travel day began at dawn in the Caribbean. Now it’s a dozen hours and a thousand miles later, and I notice the sun is setting outside the downtown Denver transit complex. Lynn and I clamber with…Short Story7 min read
Mar 31, 2019Member-onlyFan Letter to a Medium.com WriterFan Letter to a Medium.com Writer In Which a Parrot Sheds Some Light By W Goodwin Dear Shannon Ashley, It seems you’re one of the most popular and prolific writers on Medium.com. Your writing dwells on relatable (that word again?) issues that resonate (and that one?) with your readers. Personally…Body Image6 min read
Published in Human Parts·Mar 14, 2019Member-onlyCan a 75-Year-Old Do Psychedelics?Cultivating a beautiful, transporting experience with mushrooms — Lynn and I are fortunate: We are tightly and broadly linked both physically and spiritually. Adventuring together for five years now, at 58 and 75, we seem to have acquired at least a modicum of sense and experience to see us through our escapades. Now we have decided to become…Magic Mushrooms7 min read
