Author Steve Rogan lives with his wife in Silang, Cavite on the island of Luzon, Philippines. He retired early from a successful and colorful job-life, in 2015. In 1975, when in 6th grade, Steve entered a 6th grade poetry competition and won. His first book, The Seed Keeper, was commenced in 1992 and published to […]
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Let’s Talk! – Temperatures Vary
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. It is 57 degrees Fahrenheit and raining as I’m writing this. I have no clue what it will be like when you are getting to read this article. Because […]
Across the Fence: Gummi Bear
Among my favorite candies as a child were Haribo Gummibärchen (pronounce approximately: goommy-bear-hen), meaning small gummi bears, today’s Germanism in the English language. My mother bought them for us kids, every once in a while, probably because they could be dealt out in small amounts. They came in two sizes, but I’m not sure whether […]
In the Book Nook with … Rhea Morrigan
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Let’s Talk! – A Deer Nibbles Apples Left to Rot in the Grass
Are you sitting comfortably, your screens switched off, waiting to discuss or ponder another prompt from my friend Tyrean Martinson’s book over dinner? Want me to start or finish with my take on it? Here you are! I was probably around seven or eight when my grandparents took me and my family to a deer […]
Across the Fence: Seltzer
I ran into the English Germanism Seltzer during my very first visit in the U.S. as a fifteen-year-old. My uncle in Maine loved to drink Seltzer with just a hint of natural fruit flavor. I tasted it and cringed. When I returned to Germany and told my mother about it, she stated, “You must have […]