Are you ready to switch off your screens and ponder or discuss another writing/conversation prompt from my friend Tyrean Martinson’s book? Here’s my take on it. Having no dog of my own, I have only ever experienced watching other people’s sleeping dogs. I’m not sure that I ever heard any of them snore. I remember […]
To Ponder
Letter: Recalling retired generals to face court-martial proceedings sets a dangerous precedent
Submitted by Gregory Alderete, Lieutenant Colonel US Army retired. Recalling retired generals to face court-martial proceedings, is a move that sets a dangerous precedent for both the military and the country at large. While it’s essential to maintain accountability within the armed forces, the decision to target former high-ranking officers with court-martial charges does more […]
Simon – Blue Eyes and More, with Help
Blue eyes, good teeth, tall, and blonde hair that stays combed. Don’t many men want to grow up that way? Throw in the latest clothes and a convertible sports car and you’ve got it all. Simon was my best friend in high school and college. Those were great days. Both he and I didn’t measure […]
Across the Fence: Fife
What an interesting Germanism to find in the term of fife! I’m not talking about the city of Fife, WA, with its population of 11,000 people, by the way – and its name may or may not derive from the Scottish location. I’m talking the old musical instrument. “Fife” is an abomination of the German […]
Letter: The Sound of the Wind Chimes
Dedicated to Flor “If you don’t hear from me….” The cryptic message from the other side of the world was met with shocked silence. They had recently become friends, connected through cyber space, initially by virtue of the loss of their spouses. Thus, they shared their mutual woes, shattered lives, love, and loss. But there […]
Shrewd Lorna’s Salon
“Style and Grace” is now available from Lorna. She grew up with ideas, but things weren’t looking too good for her a couple of years ago on Tacoma’s Martin Luther King Jr Way, but with all the new high rises in almost every block in what used to be K Street and its surroundings, more […]
In the Book Nook with … Michael B. Schwartz
Author Michael B. Schwartz has lived in Southwest Ohio most of his life and works at a dining hall on a college campus. He started writing when he was 15 (1988), revamped the story in 2007, and published The Dreamkiller in 2011. His short story, The Offering, won second place at Leaf by Leaf Literary […]
Letter: Remembering Days Long Ago
“Excuse me miss,” he said as he drew near. Quite evidently, she had not been aware of his approach. She seemed lost in thought, the fingers of one aged hand gently stroking the fingers of the other hand, absently turning her wedding ring round and round as she gazed at the old house. Startled from […]
St. Joan of Grocery Clerks
Joan was an independent young woman. She liked to go shopping early at her favorite grocery store. They had fish at decent prices, well “decent” when they had been offered for sale at a great price when various pieces of fish were reduced in price for quicker sales. She had been sold on nice looking […]