A Writer’s Block
A Writer’s Block I’ve been writing for most of my life. While going through Mom’s stuff after her passing, I found a story I wrote more than half-a-century ago. It was about finding a wooly…
Little Big Man
Little Big Man His life started out tough, then got tougher, then even tougher, then still tough but successful, then tough again, but then ended really bad. In the photos I’ve seen of him, Leon…
Opossum? Oh, Possum!
Opossum? Oh, Possum! When I was a kid growing up in Swampeast, Missouri, there was a common cat-sized critter called a possum. I still remember my amazement when, in school, I learned about a creature…
A Nautical Name
A Nautical Name The old pilot gazed into the distance. As his riverboat maneuvered down the mighty Mississippi River, he watched for the riffles that announced the ever changing sandbars which could halt his boat…
A Hot Cup of Coffee
A Hot Cup of Coffee In the early 1990s (Gosh, has it been that long?), there was a news story that grabbed attention worldwide, and even coined a new phrase…”our litigious society.” Let’s talk about…
Heart of Glass: Part 2
Heart of Glass: Part 2 At the end of last week’s post, I warned my readers that I was about to share something that would be hard to believe. You’ve been warned – it’s all…
Heart of Glass: Part 1
Heart of Glass: Part 1 As I have spoken of in other posts, sometimes humans survive horrible situations against amazing odds. Most recently I detailed the Canadian Mounties’ pursuit of Albert Johnson, “The Mad Trapper,”…
The Long and Short of It
The Long and Short of It I’ve written several posts about people who have achieved some pretty incredible feats. Most of those accomplishments were things that you or I would never have had the ability…
The Good, the Great, and Gumbo Too
The Good, the Great, and Gumbo Too The miles and hours ticked away with Annie’s steady hand on the wheel. We drove out of Missouri, curved through Arkansas, crossed the Big Muddy into Tennessee, and…
A Fool’s Education
A Fool’s Education In the ninth grade at Malden High School I had a teacher who I haven’t spoken of in years. My April Fools Day post is the perfect time to tell you about…