It had been one year since she left us. My wife of 50 years, the love and treasure of my life, the mother of our children and grandchildren, was gone. Cancer won. We all lost. In her memory then I climbed. There are two ways up that mountain, one with a view, and one (I […]
To Ponder
Let’s Talk! – In the Wide, Waiting Land
Are all your screens switched off? Are you ready for another pondering prompt by Tyrean Martinson? Then, what do you come up with when reading “In the Wide, Waiting Land?” First of all, I thought this might be a line from another poem. I found the Arizona March Song with the line “Where the wide, […]
Letter: Love is…a perspective
Love is a rainbow of beautiful feelings. I suppose the rainbow colors also define those feelings within a relationship such as blue for dreaming, red for jealousy, yellow for happiness, green for growth or envy, and violet for loving and intimacy. In 1956 Frank Sinatra took the baton, conducting a 60 piece orchestra playing music […]
Across the Fence: Jawohl, Nein, Ja
My first encounters with Americans as an adult usually started with them trying out the few German words they knew on me. All of these guys were military, and to run into them when going out was a given, as my native town, Stuttgart, Germany, stationed over 20,000 members of the U.S. Forces back then. […]
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) – Harlequin
The Complete Works Of William Shakespeare (Abridged) at Harlequin in down town Olympia. An irreverent, hilarious, high-speed romp through all 37 of the Bard’s plays (and 154 sonnets) in under two hours! Every second was used and abused with comic action and commentary. All performed by three actors. My wife Peggy couldn’t join me for […]
Letter: What a Spellbinding Story
What a spellbinding story, a mystery masterpiece, a compelling compendium for the ages! Is it the latest of Stephen King’s suspense-filled, science fiction fantasies? No, more intrigue even than that. Is it an Agatha Christie detective romance investigation? No, still more intricate and imaginative. Dickens or Dostoevsky, Tolkien or Tolstoy, Steinbeck or Shakespeare? All no. […]
SHIPWRECKED! A Staged Reading at Tacoma Little Theatre
A staged reading is a rehearsed read-through of a script, performed in front of a seated audience. About a week ago I got an email from my friend. A few months ago my cousin Lavinia Hart introduced a long time theater friend to Peggy and me. I believe “Lindy” and Dale Westgaard studied acting together […]
God Keeps a Journal, Part III
I first wrote six years ago, March 13, on the subject of God’s musings in heaven as he looks down on earth, pondering. His hand holds a quill, recently dipped in the ink well nearby, and the writing instrument is poised above the journal he keeps. Upon what is he focused? What will he enter […]
First Date, the Musical
Ages ago I was attending a Friday night dance at the University of Puget Sound. It was the final dance until fall. The last number from the band began playing. I saw two girls standing together, one tall, one short. I simply asked, “Would you like to dance?” The shorter one kept looking at me […]