Author Rhea Morrigan lives on the eastern edge of Middle Tennessee, on the Cumberland Plateau, in a place called Hanging Limb. She has worn many hats, from being a cook in her early days to being a Visual Basic programmer, to owning and operating an auto repair shop with her late husband. When he retired, […]
To Ponder
Letter: Fairytale Moments, Magical Places
One of the fun things my wife and I loved to do was take the next road off to the left or to the right, the three criteria being that the road was (a) a country road; and that (b) we had enough gas to get to wherever the road was leading, and back; and […]
Letter: My 100th Mile
They’re alive, the forests are, the rivers, the mountains, the streams. Something is out there, a connection, an experience like no other. As a ‘setting’ describes that which will hold a precious stone or gem – like a diamond in a wedding ring – forests are settings which hold precious memories of life, and love. […]
Let’s Talk! – Shallow Thoughts
Let’s switch off screens and put some deeper thoughts towards a new prompt from my friend Tyrean Martinson’s book! Which might be a bit challenging – deep thoughts about shallow thoughts … Who defines what shallow is, by the way? Can the shallowness of someone be the deep thought of somebody else? I think of […]
Across the Fence: Sprachraum
Of late, I have encountered quite a few fun discussions in Facebook groups that dealt with the meaning of some English terms. Some simply said that specific terms didn’t even exist for a specific item or meaning. E.g. one American-English speaker said that pasty was not a term for baked goods, and that those were […]
The Urinal
Jerry went into the men’s room, he was having a great time with friends and a favorite restaurant. The food was excellent and the service was suburb. He approached the urinal and unzipped his pants. He had been enjoying a nice dinner and only drinking his favorite root beer, Bundaberg from Queensland, Australia. He hummed […]
In the Book Nook with … W. James Chan
Author W. James Chan from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, describes himself as retired from “delightfully banal office work that afforded plenty of writing time on the sly.” He has been writing for almost as long as he has been reading. His first book, Blackcloak: A Man of his Sword, was published in 2015. He […]
Letter: First Day of School – The Dream Continues
As our grandson prepared for his first day of Kindergarten some years ago now, in contemplation of the Big Event he said to his daddy “Wait! Does this mean I won’t be able to play all day anymore?” And now it’s our youngest’s turn. She will exchange her sword for a crayon, her fairytale princess […]
In Loving Memory of Robert (Bob) Hammar
I joined the Rotary Club of Tacoma #8 in 1990. In 1996, I was elected President. When you are president, it’s up to you to decide what needs to be done and it’s your responsibility to encourage others to do the best they can for the organization. I was surprised when the paid Executive Director […]