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What Music Do You Work To?
A recent post by Justin Cox (July 6, 2021), on Medium’s Writing Cooperative, This Week In Writing entitled “What’s On Your Desk-Work Playlist?” spurred me to post a comment about what I listen to while working on my Ravenstones series. (I hesitate to call it “work” because the process is so enjoyable; I’d say the Read more
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Gains and Losses
I know, I know. I promised to bother you only twice a month, and only one week has passed since the last post (thanks for all the feedback, by the way). So, now what gives? I hear you ask. The answer is my news is time sensitive. It can’t wait until the next scheduled iteration Read more
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Cider with Rosie (Part 2)
In my last post (September 25, 2021) I talked about my great love for Laurie Lee’s first memoir Cider With Rosie. And in that little essay I mentioned my granddaughter’s question about my favorite novel. (One day, I will answer her.) Subsequent to publication, being one of my avid followers and an exceptional artist in Read more
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Is This My All-Time Favourite Book?
In addition to the hand-washing, mask-wearing and vaccinations, the long 2020-21 period of coping with the Covid-19 pandemic has meant a great deal of self-imposed isolating at home or staying local. But all’s not lost. Aside from the healthy daily neighborhood walks (keeping one’s distance, mind you, from others), Amazon Prime movies and tv series Read more
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Some Comic Relief. Seriously.
What a summer it’s been. From the optimism of mid-summer to the reality of today. To say the least, it’s been challenging. I’d say it’s time for some comic relief. Here’s a small, eclectic collection of my favourite cartoons, mostly taken from (and with my eternal thanks to) The New Yorker magazine: And, as someone Read more
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Golden Stamp Books
Does anyone still remember Golden Stamp Books? These books were prolific in the 1950’s and popular well into the 1960’s, coming out in many versions: Golden Play Books, Walt Disney’s Stamp Books, Highlights of History and Golden Stamp Classics. They all followed the same format – concise write-ups with pen and ink illustrations and spaces Read more
