RattleBag and Rhubarb

All the hills and vales along

He went to school in Marlborough and loved to take long and sometimes solitary walks across the Wilshire downs. So…

7 years ago

Prospective Immigrants Please Note

Immigration. Immigrants. Emigrants. Refugees. Travelers across borders. Changing countries by choice or by necessity of survival. Moving from one state…

7 years ago

Relativity

Relativity There was a young lady named Bright Whose speed was far faster than light;    She set out one…

7 years ago

The Failure Toy: Coming Soon

Looks like The Failure Toy is coming soon from the good folks at 21Toys. The Empathy Toy worked and the The…

7 years ago

Two Trips to Newburgh

Two visits in thirty days and only just scratched the surface of what this city has to offer. We parked…

7 years ago

Richard Aldington and Paul Nash: Images of War

Some authors are blessed with illustrators who enhance their work with the distinction of their own. So it was in…

7 years ago

Forgetfulness

Forgetfulness The name of the author is the first to go followed obediently by the title, the plot, the heartbreaking…

7 years ago

Before The Charge: The Great Push, Loos, September 1915

Before the Charge The night is still and the air is keen, Tense with menace the time crawls by, In…

7 years ago

First Day of Fall and the First Autumn Walk

A glorious day for a stroll around  the lake at Innisfree Garden.

7 years ago

The Day That Summer Died

The Day That Summer Died From all around the mourners came The day that Summer died, From hill and valley,…

7 years ago