As I sat on my deck, I heard a piercing sound slice through the morning air. It took a moment to recognize it–the cry of a wild goose. Only one? Where were his friends and family? Had he gotten lost on his trek to warmer places? Tree limbs were between me and the goose and […]
Sep 19, 2025
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Is this really “Talk Like a Pirate” Day? Just in case it is, I re-print here the swash-buckling story of Pete and Pat. Pete, the Peg-Legged Pirate by Blanche Day Manos Pete the peg-legged pirate lived on the sea. He had a wooden leg beginning just below his knee. A bright and mouthy parrot […]
Sep 15, 2025
Through Other Eyes
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My sister-in-law and I found these old glasses, still in their case, when we were cleaning out my parents’ storage room. I know two things about them: they are old and I don’t know who they once belonged to. They did not belong to my parents and I’m guessing some previous owner of the house […]
Jun 21, 2025
Gaslight
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Unexplained noises in the attic. Gaslights that flicker for no apparent reason. Items that disappear from their accustomed places. Add a deceptive husband with a deadly secret, a wife who thinks she is losing her mind, a maid with an attitude, and a determined Scotland Yard detective. There you have the makings of a superb 1944 […]
May 10, 2025
A Special Blessing
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The Lord bless thy bones that they creak not neither pop loudly when thou sittest down and when thou risest up. The Lord bless thine eyesight so that it can see the intricate workings of thy grandchildren’s technology. The Lord bless thy mind so that it understandeth the intricate workings of thy grandchildren’s technology. […]
