There is a folk song called Donegal Danny about a man whose ship was caught in a storm and all of his fellow fishermen perished. Here are part of the lyrics: “And often at night when the sea is high And the rain is tearing at my skin I hear the cries of drowning men […]
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Category: writing
Probably one of the gifts I most appreciate–and most take for granted–is a gift that is quite common in the 21st century United States. Most people have it, it is free, and it is available to all. In fact, it is even imposed on a good deal of people quite against their wills–as it was […]
Two years ago yesterday my TV died and this blog was born. I never thought I’d stick with it this long; I tend to have these creative bursts where I want to learn how to do something, and then once I learn it, I get bored and move on to something else. Once in a […]
The doorbell was ringing. Again. Norville Rogers walked from his study in the back of the house around the left staircase, across the parquet floor, past the marble Venus to the front door. He stood there a moment as the bell continued ringing. He took a deep breath, blew it out, and finally answered the […]
I just finished staying up with Heather watching Julie & Julia, a 2009 movie about two women: Julie Powell, as she spends a year cooking her way through all the recipes in Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking while living in post-9/11 New York with her husband. It also tells the story of Julia […]
My friend Kay has written an article regarding donuts; I take exception to her spelling ‘doughnuts,’ but she is the one with the journalism degree and I am the one who dropped out of art school. Her site is kayhoflander.com, but here is a direct link to the article. Personally, I love donuts. It’s not […]