Archive - A Shepherd's Field Notes

Field Note: How Good Things Travel

Jun 4 • Mike Shepherd

May 2026

The Force, a Pay Phone, and My Father

Field Note: A Memory in the Wake of The Mandalorian & Grogu

May 28 • Mike Shepherd

The Birthday Boy Who Could Not Close the Case

Field Note: Some mysteries refuse tidy endings

May 21 • Mike Shepherd

The Woman in the Wall

Field Note: Small Spaces and Holy Places

May 14 • Mike Shepherd

Field Note: Grace Under Pressure

May 7 • Mike Shepherd

April 2026

The Photo My Mom Cried Over

Field Note: Button and All

Apr 30 • Mike Shepherd

The Rigatoni Heist

Field Note: The Quiet Swaps We Make

Apr 23 • Mike Shepherd

The Blue Plate Special

Field Note: The Table We Didn’t Reserve

Apr 16 • Mike Shepherd

Slipped Behind the Moon

Field Note: A liturgy for the departure lounge

Apr 9 • Mike Shepherd

The Man Who Showed Up Late

Field Note: A Reflection for Easter

Apr 2 • Mike Shepherd

March 2026

When Science Says "Hail Mary"

Field Note: A new movie about saving the world turns out to be about something even bigger

Mar 26 • Mike Shepherd

The Man Who Invented Basketball Didn’t Care About Winning

Field Note: March Madness

Mar 19 • Mike Shepherd

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