Tag: solitude

• Beware of Dogs

  Two neighborhood dogs turn an ordinary evening walk into an unexpected welcome, offering a lonesome soul laughter, companionship, and a little grace.

  RMDell’Orfano

  September 4, 2026

  Autobio

  Companionship, dogs, evening walks, friendship, grace, human connection, humor, irony, Loneliness, pets, prayer, solitude, spirituality, whispered bonds

• Table for Two

  An aging writer confronts lost friends, loneliness, noisy socializing, and chosen solitude—and discovers that living alone does not necessarily mean living without companionship.

  RMDell’Orfano

  August 14, 2026

  Autobio, Psychology

  aging, alcoholism, Companionship, COVID-19, elderly, faith, friendship, hearing loss, living alone, Loneliness, nursing homes, senior centers, seniors, social isolation, solitude, spiritual companionship, writing, Zoom

• The Medicine

  A young man leaves the ordered stillness of an abbey and steps onto a dusty road, choosing solitude and faith over security in this memoir excerpt from Path Perilous: My Search for God and the Miraculous.

  RMDell’Orfano

  February 13, 2026

  Autobio

  abbey, bell tower, calling, crossroads, decision, departure, discernment, dusty road, faith, farewell, monastic life, perseverance, pilgrimage, silence, solitude, spiritual journey, surrender, vocation, young seeker