Writing – Page 2 – TURN-STONE

Bequest

Best of Turnstone, Life, Writing August 17, 2024March 7, 2022 by Tom Chester

While composing the letter to my daughters that appears elsewhere on turn-stone.com, I had some ideas that I felt were more elegantly expressed in verse … Read more

Sueños

Life, Spanish, Writing March 7, 2022March 5, 2022 by Tom Chester

Here is a poem I wrote in Spanish about an old man and his old dog napping in autumn sun. Sueños Un hombre anciano y … Read more

More on writing a blog

Of the Moment, Writing August 21, 2021 by Tom Chester

I started this blog in 2017 as a way to publish my writing, if only for a small audience on the internet. I greatly enjoy … Read more

Assault on clear thinking

Oddments, Writing November 6, 2021August 21, 2021 by Tom Chester

I first encountered “Politics and the English Language” by George Orwell in a composition class as a first-semester freshman at the University of Oklahoma. Being … Read more

Challenges of writing a blog

Writing January 11, 2023August 10, 2021 by Tom Chester

Writing is almost always difficult for me. I read once that writing is nature’s way of showing you how muddled your thinking is. How true. … Read more

Center for Sustainable Pornography

Humor, Of the Moment, Writing July 1, 2020July 1, 2020 by Tom Chester

Sustainability is a common theme among businesses, colleges and universities, and non-profits. It is cited as an important response to climate change, particularly as the … Read more

Sedimentology

Poetry, Writing June 24, 2018 by Tom Chester

Here is a poem I started seven years ago and have tinkered with since. I like this version. Sedimentology Strata of paper. Hard-bound books, soft-bound … Read more