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February 12, 2020

On the Night Stand: February 2020

On the Nightstand

Welcome to On the Nightstand, where I report on the books that are, well, on my nightstand.  I rate...

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April 2, 2018

On the Nightstand: Spring 2018 Hors catégorie

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In writing, as in bicycle races, there are mountains to climb.  In bicycle races they are rated on how...

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July 4, 2017

On the Nightstand: Summer 2017, and the living is easy.

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Nothing says summer like a fish camp on the river, or an American flag on the 4th of July,...

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April 21, 2017

Spring Bookstand Cleaning

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It’s Spring again. My roses are growing up into the oak branches and the irises have blossomed for the...

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April 21, 2017

A Year for Travel……

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December, 2016: 2016 was a year of travel. It took me to Maine and Colorado and Montana but most...

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January 20, 2016

On the Nightstand: A Verdugo Winter

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The word verdugo is, of course, from the Spanish office of torturer for the Inquisition. That group’s work was...

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October 5, 2015

On the Nightstand: Autumn (book) leaves….

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              Autumn.  It’s a wonderful autumn, with cooler days (from the hundreds down...

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July 30, 2015

Hammock Days

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Hammock days.   The roses of spring have become the scorched blossoms of July.  The view from my writing desk...

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May 6, 2015

On the Nightstand: This Might be a Good Story…

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  It’s spring.  Roses are blooming, the irises and Copper Canyon daisies are filling out and sending musky little...

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