It took me twenty minutes to make the ten minute drive to the bank. My palms were sweating and my heart …
Are you looking for a clever murder mystery? One with a unique sense of place and enough quirky characters to make the …
Father and son, both shirtless, we stood in front of the mirror, razors in hand. He carefully mimicked my actions as …
On first glance Jessica Kristie’s debut novel has a distinct Dickens’ like narrative: Kidnapped pre-teenage children living out a meager existence …
Kid Stuff
This essay originally appeared in the September 2002 issue of Smithsonian Air & Space Magazine The Beechcraft King Air 200 has …
Bits of Glass
I recently picked up one of my favorite books from my childhood, Edward Jablonski’s Flying Fortress. It’s a highly researched and …
Bits of Glass
I recently picked up one of my favorite books from my childhood, Edward Jablonski’s Flying Fortress. It’s a highly researched and …
Hopping that Blog
My dear friend Shaunda Wenger invited me to participate in a blog hop titled “The Next Big Thing” which is meant to …
Today’s forecast, grey, cold, cloudy and humid. The day I started reading Emlyn Chand’s Torn Together, the weather mimicked the feel …
Bonnie, our faithful and fearless Jack Russell Terrier was growling, a deep threatening growl that meant business. She was determined not to …
Do you hear that?
Those were foot-steps. No question about it. Even in the darkness I could see the fright on my wife’s face. She …
Breakfast. I love cooking breakfast. Muffins, pancakes, waffles with Vermont maple syrup, quiches, yogurt and fresh fruit parfaits, freshly squeezed orange …
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Christmas ‘cakes
Sourdough coconut pancakes with fresh coconut and bananas give the taste of the islands to Christmas morning.
Christian
“I was nine years old and the air tank on my back was as tall as I was. I remember how beautiful …
In my hands is a basalt stone, about the size of a small running shoe. I’m rubbing roasted cocoa nibs on a …
The green torpedo burst into the air, exploding the water around it. It hung in the air, shimmering in the sunlight, flapping …