The files are piling and piling up… with so many files still needing editing and organizing. I look at the stacks of pages, the files on the computer, and I … Continue reading And the Torch Burns At Both Ends

The files are piling and piling up… with so many files still needing editing and organizing. I look at the stacks of pages, the files on the computer, and I … Continue reading And the Torch Burns At Both Ends
Everyone is allowed to have their favorites. A favorite brother, or grandmother… an aunt or uncle. For me, for the longest time, in my youth, my favorite was a cousin. … Continue reading Technology, a Reunion, & An Introduction
She had to set a good example. She is “in training” to be a Service Animal. Her black and tan face, with those big and gold and intelligent eyes, seemed … Continue reading Ms. Winnie-Winnie-Winnie Goes to the Big City
I’m horrible at editing my own work. Or anyone’s work, for that matter. I’m horrible at spelling, my grammar is atrocious, and I don’t take the time to read over … Continue reading On Editing
There have been many times in my life when I wish my father kept night hours. Many people have been bothered by my middle-of-the-night phone calls… some of those calls … Continue reading When I Need a Break from Writing
December 24, 2022 – Wilkesboro, NC After living and moving in three different locations in the past year – three different houses and a trailer, even a camper – I’m … Continue reading A Year Later
Sleeping next to five dogs does have its benefits. It also has its interesting, uncommon moments of intensity. For instance, early this morning – around four – I woke up … Continue reading Oliver Tramp & Trash
I did not wake up angry. When I looked into the mirror – when I looked into my old eyes – there was no anger. Sure. I did not sleep … Continue reading And So It Goes
For as long as I can remember, being a “tough” guy has been important to me. Not that I’m that tough. On the contrary, I’m kind of a wimp. But … Continue reading Hemingwrite Is Alright
A name is not so simple. Especially if you have so many. There is the fundamental, rhetorical question – the Shakesperian question: What is in a name? I have had … Continue reading A Quandary