Of course what I’m getting at is which eye we are using and what it is we are seeing. Just the same it all begins with the stimulus passing through the lens to the brain, the receptors at the back of the eye. This post is a result of a photo by Robert Mitchell of … More More Than Meets the Eye

I’m happy to announce that I’ve been reading a lot lately. Reading authors whose work I admire and which I have found to mimic my own writing. I like ambiguity, metaphor, and a bit of fantasy or magical realism. My preferences also tend toward the short story or essay format. I am finding more and more … More I’m Inspired by Etgar Keret, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Jorge Borges

This morning I decided to write a short piece involving an incident that happened a few years ago in Northern California. I’d met a couple of young men and given them bogus directions by mistake. While I was writing the draft I noticed time was fleeting, that my son Sam was soon to be arriving … More Nutribullet Transporter and Bad Directions

I completed my visit to North Carolina to visit my granddaughter Hannah. We had a great visit. My son Sam joined in for a few days as well. Hannah and Sam are close enough in age that they are good pals and I’ve recognized this so I stay in the background as much as possible … More FALL IS HERE AND I HEAR WINTER IS CLOSE BEHIND