Happy first day of Spring! Sometime in the late afternoon, winter will pack its bags and creep out the back door while spring bustles in the front. Here in NW Arkansas, winter is hanging on. It’s cold this morning! Known as the vernal equinox, this is the time day and night are most nearly equal. […]
Mar 18, 2023
Fred and the New House
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Fred the cat was happy in the tumbledown, comfortable house he shared with Jake. He liked the soft feel of the worn floor and the way that floor squeaked when Jake shuffled across it. He liked the sag in the ceiling and the way the light swayed and shadows danced when the wind blew hard […]
Mar 17, 2023
The Leprechaun’s Gold
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One soft and misty morning, on a day so fine and rare, My heart felt light as birdsong, without one single care. As I strode through the heather into a forest tall, I heard somebody singing in a voice exceeding small. Now, who is that, I wondered, as I looked all around, And tiptoed toward […]
Mar 15, 2023
A Leprechaun in My Pocket
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Warning: Best read with tongue in cheek. An Amazing Leprechaun Story This is a reprint of a story I told a few years ago. A fantastic tale of a stowaway in my pocket. Is it true? Well, I’ll let you be the judge. And, by the way, Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I took a warm, […]
Mar 14, 2023
A Clue in a Book
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“You know,” I said, “I was looking again at Marvie Saunder’s book.” “No, Ned,” Pat interrupted. “Remember, you’ve given that up. You’re going to let Cade and Gerald handle whatever is going on about that house. You are fixating on that book of poetry so, stop it!” Stung, I said, “What a thing […]
Mar 10, 2023
It Wasn’ His Fault
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Is the past really the past or does it reappear now and then? I saw one of my old college professors the other day, even though he has been dead a good number of years. Now, before you think I’ve gone completely round the bend, let me explain. Actually, I didn’t see him but I […]
