Going the Distance – Long Road Ahead – September 4
“Foreboding,” Carl Sagan “Hope Against the Present,” Rev. Dr. Walter Brueggemann “Listening for Peace,” Claire J. Baker “Resurgence,” Mary Susan Gast
Going the Distance – Long Road Ahead – September 6
“Labor Day,” Mary Susan Gast “Variant Leadership Styles:” “Donald Trump,” Sam Roberts “Gloria Steinem,” Kathy Spillar and Ms Magazine editorial staff
Going the Distance – Long Road Ahead – September 11
“A Poem for 9/11,” Julio Vincent Gambuto
Going the Distance – Long Road Ahead – September 13
“Dreams Die Hard,” Mary DeShaw “Song of Hope,” Nina Serrano
Going the Distance – Long Road Ahead – September 18
“Change of Seasons,” Nina Serrano “Autumn Beauty,” Ka’ala, @alohakaala “September in the Northern Hemisphere,” Mary Susan Gast “On Voting,” Senator Raphael Warnock “Growth Rings,” Claire J. Baker
Going the Distance – Long Road Ahead – September 20
“Ne’ilah,” Marge Piercy “On the Long Road, Strength,” Mary Susan Gast
Going the Distance – Long Road Ahead – September 25
“Blessed Are the Merciful,” CNN, 17 September 2026 “How Deep in the Heart of Texas,” Mary Susan Gast “Amid War and Other Demeanings,” Claire J. Baker
Going the Distance – Long Road Ahead – September 27
“Through the Raging Storms,” interview with Andrew Aydin, PBS News Hour, 22 September 2026 “On the first night of autumn,” Johanna Ely