Writing

January 8, 2015

On the Nightstand: Of Winter Days and Longer Nights

On the Nightstand

  The New Year has arrived with all its baggage.  Chill winds.  Clouds low on the horizon. Garden flowers pleading...

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September 20, 2014

On the Nightstand: The Autumn Equinox….

On the Nightstand

It is the autumnal equinox, midway between high summer and dark winter, the longest and shortest days or our...

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June 24, 2014

On the Nightstand: Life’s a Beach (Read)

On the Nightstand

It is June.  The days are long, the sun is high, and my nightstand is groaning.   What on...

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March 4, 2014

On the Nightstand: A Cold Wind do Blow…

On the Nightstand

It has been a cold bitter winter, to say the least.   Except in the polar north, where glaciers are...

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December 15, 2013

On the Nightstand: December, short days and long nights with a good book….

On the Nightstand

Where has the year gone?   It’s December already and here we are rushing about looking for something to read....

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October 7, 2013

On the Nightstand: Rivets, and a few Winks….

On the Nightstand

  Ah, October, and the smell of burned pumpkins and crunchy leaves is in the air, a time when...

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August 23, 2013

On the Nightstand — End ‘o Summer Reads

On the Nightstand

Well, Summertime, and the Livin’ is Easy But, Daddy’s not so rich.  Momma’s not good lookin’ (she passed away...

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July 2, 2013

On the Nightstand — An Embarrassment of Riches

On the Nightstand

Before you accuse me of being lazy let me say that from the last installment to this has been...

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May 29, 2013

On the Nightstand: Of halogen bulbs and candles burnt both ends down….

On the Nightstand

Welcome back to On the Nightstand.   Instead of proverbial May flowers brought on by April showers, this month...

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