Category Archives: Essays

Crocuses

Crocuses I don’t have much of a life, I guess. I’ve been waiting all winter to see some form of life spring forth from the cold, almost-still-frozen earth. Normally, the first things to spring forth are the crocuses, and most years these hearty little flowers start poking their heads up through the hard, brittle soil near the end… Read More »

The Blacksmith

The Blacksmith It was as if time was frozen; fragments of what once was seemed now as shards of broken glass that lay scattered all around me. I pounded on the anvil, large plumes of smoke rose up from the forge and sweat poured from my face. I reached for the tongs and pulled the glowing shapeless mass… Read More »

Raincrows – Title Essay From Our New Raincrows E-book

Raincrows Today was a rainy, unseasonably chilly day in May. I waited most of the day for the rain to stop so that I could take my daily walk. I’ve always liked to walk but just in the past couple months I’ve become an avid walker; motivated by recent health problems and spurred on by my Georgian friend,… Read More »

Contrasts

Contrasts Let me start off by saying I slept well last night. Actually, I slept well but not very long, which is better than sleeping long but not very well, I guess. I fell asleep before 11 – no disturbing late night phone calls. I would have shut my cell phone off, but I needed the alarm clock.… Read More »

Albuquerque

Preface The following essay was written “tongue-in-cheek”. If you’re from Arizona or New Mexico, I’m sorry :). if you’re easily offended don’t read this essay, it may offend you. No offense to any race, state, city, gender, country or anything else was intended. If you don’t see the humor in this, I’m really sorry about that. Read this… Read More »