As I mentioned in my2024 Award Eligibility post, my story “Four Questions with Something Like God” was originally scheduled to appear inThe Darkthis month; however, that’s now been postponed to January. I’ve got a couple of other stories out there which I’m waiting to hear back on....
he says other things have more — way more — influence on a guitar’s overall tone. Things like scale length, body size and even strings make more of a difference in the guitar’s tone. The back and side wood, while influencing the sound somewhat, are most important for their beauty....
She and I lived together for three years and, during this time period, she developed the ability to tolerate my crap and bring me back down to level, much like my mother does. She knows exactly what I need when I’m in a tizzy and sits quietly with me until I regain my composure. ...
A medieval castle or hacienda abandoned, a Roman arched bridge or a forgotten Moorish wall are visible reminders of Spain’s past civilizations and the personal marks they left. Silently they sit in the open landscape as they have for centuries. Open roads always provide me that exhilarating ...
Jingtao is very clever. He is our monitor. His achievements in Chinese, mathematics and English are all very good. He loves to sing the song "nunchaku" and plays magic very much. His wish is to be a magician when he grows up. He also likes playing water. ...
In the background Mir Two is being lowered into its cradle on deck by a massive hydraulic arm. Mir One is already recovered with Lewis Bodine following Brock Lovett as he bounds over to the safe like a kid on Christman morning. BODINE Who's the best? Say it. LOVETT You are, Lewis...
2. Is there any time in your life you would like to relive? If I could turn back time, I’d love to relive my marriage and my 12th grade. Back then, I was so caught up in thinking about the future that I often overlooked the happiness that surrounded me. Those moments were preciou...
The stone alcove contains an arched fireplace decorated with andirons, a brass tea kettle, and various antique kitchen and fireplace tools. Wrought-iron wall sconces holding candles flank the far edges of the alcove. Desert View Watchtower The architecture of the ancestral Puebloan people of the ...
There’s a chair in the mirror that I’ll get back to soon in its own blog post. It’s a very special chair. If you’re familiar with Dutchie’s style and eager to find out more, you can snoop around for it over atDutchie‘s, in the Adult area. ...
Dachau was the first of the concentration and death camps set up by the Nazis. I went there going back to base from the Oktoberfest and it was one of the strangest experiences of my life. It was a glorious fall day. The sun shone bright and warm. I pulled into the parking lot of ...