Just For Fun Friday 02/27/2015
Years ago there was a columnist in the Arkansas-Democrat Gazette named Richard Allin. His writings rambled about his daily life and observations, including adventures with a sheepdog named Suds ( if I remember correctly) and the small towns of Gudge Creek and Wad and the foolishness and wisdom that abounds therein. One of the things he […]
Formulas
I’ve got my own version of three dog night going tonight. It’s about 15 degrees outside, and an ice storm cometh. I’m on the sofa, with two dogs and two cats (2 cats=1 dog) snuggling so close it seems as if we are one entity. Perfectly cozy. While flipping shows on Netflix, I settle upon […]
Just For Fun Friday 02/20/2015
I remember my grandmother. My mother’s mom was 4’11” tall, weighing probably around 250 lbs. with short-gray-blue hair and a great smile. Cotton dresses, embroidered aprons. I don’t know if she even knew how to drive a car. I do know she did crochet and embroidery, and I think she even tatted (it’s a hand-made […]
Staying Ahead
I’ve told you about Charlie’s story haunting me, and I’ve been working on that. One of the pivotal events in the tale is something that happens on the school ground, and I got the idea from an incident on our high school campus (yeah, YEARS ago). Of course, Charlie’s only about 10, so I had […]
Just For Fun Friday 02/13/2015
Today I’m wondering what YOU do for fun. Here’s the title poem from my chapbook printed in 2006. Enjoy! Having Fun Having fun is more than just play. Having fun is enjoying the day watching the squirrels run up the tree; Reading a book, a glass of iced tea on the desk by your side; […]
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