It seems, at least for me, that society in general is draining both mentally, emotionally, etc. Just about daily, anytime I turn on the news, read a conversation on social media or simply go out in public, I find myself wanting to just run away to the woods and get some peace. The reason I … Continue reading Resurrection
Tag: short story
A Dogless Autumn
The sound of the truck tires hitting the gravel and leaving the pavement mark my arrival at the aspen cut, and I slow the Chevy down to survey the cover. Golden yellow aspen mixed with edges of dark green conifers, with a brown tannin-stained creek cutting through the middle of a swamp, provide the edges … Continue reading A Dogless Autumn
BOOK REVIEW: “The Habits of Trout and Other Unsolved Mysteries” by Tim Schulz
While packing for a recent Florida fishing trip, I tossed my Kindle into my duffle bag along with more clothes than I had any right to be taking for seven days. I took the e-reader in case the weather kept us holed up in the beach house for any length of time, or for those … Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: “The Habits of Trout and Other Unsolved Mysteries” by Tim Schulz
The Bitter Cold
Again, here is another fictional bowhunting tale that I wrote many years ago. I wrote it when I was still in my twenties. Needless to say growing old means something totally different to me now in my early fifties, than it did back then. However, I think the younger me had a good grasp on … Continue reading The Bitter Cold
That Damn Hat
This fictional story was originally posted on one of my previous blogs, in September of 2012. I enjoyed writing it and therefore wanted to share it here. I hope you enjoy it as well. That Damn Hat The elderly lady stepped up to the coffin and lovingly looked at the shell that was once her … Continue reading That Damn Hat




