Across the Atlantic
They crossed an ocean for a future they would never fully see.
To remember is to recognize that we are not separate from the people who came before us. We are the living continuation of what they carried forward.
— M.E. Kapla
The First Book
Remembrance: When Was the Last Time You Felt History?
Some things cannot be understood until we are ready to see them.
The stories in this book are not meant to tell you what to think. They are an invitation to observe, to remember, and to discover what becomes visible when history is no longer someone else's story.
This is not history as distant information. It is history as inheritance.
Remembrance is the beginning of a continuing body of work. The Library on this site will grow over time with essays, reflections, and writing drawn from that same spirit of honest memory. The work continues.
An ongoing collection of essays and reflections — published weekly.
The Library
The World They Left Behind
The American story began long before America existed.
Before America Had a Name
The human desire for something better began before the nation did.
New writing arrives every week. Come back when you want to think about something slowly.
Fourteen Years in Business
Magnet Rocks
Since June 2012, Mark has operated Magnet Rocks — a magnetic jewelry business inside the Daytona Flea & Farmers Market. The same principles that shaped Remembrance have guided every conversation at the booth: honesty, generosity, and the belief that every person deserves to be treated like family.