All the time we need
A friend told me the story of an acquaintance who had hired a Navajo guide to take him by horseback to a remote part of … Read more
Last Request
As I explore writing fiction, I have been trying some short, short stories. This one involves two daughters facing a challenge posed by their father. … Read more
An Echo of Mourning
A local writing group recently used “Echoes” as a composition prompt. Here is a poem on that theme, written in blank verse, unrhymed iambic pentameter. … Read more
Little Pitchers, Big Ears, and All That
Riffing on “Echoes” as a prompt, I composed this short, short story. I got the idea for it from an anecdote I heard years ago. … Read more
Cars, Fathers, and Life
In six decades of driving, I have experienced good times and bad over hundreds of thousands of miles—road trips, traffic tickets, accidents, breakdowns, and even … Read more
Let us talk
I like words and the challenge of using them to capture ideas in clear sentences and elegant phrases. This poem is about words and love. … Read more
A Sack of Frogs
A story based on something a friend told me about his childhood. A Sack of Frogs As John pulled into the driveway, he could see … Read more