Halloween is only a few days away, and I’m always transported back to my childhood or to when our daughter was young. I loved going…
Play ball! Major League Baseball is in the home stretch this week, culminating with Game 1 of the World Series on Friday. And while it’s…
As writers, we constantly look for ways to improve our craft because if we’re not learning, we’re not growing. This idea led me to think…
Have you ever experienced a sole moment in nature so sublime it stole your breath and created a solace in your soul you’ve never forgotten?…
A few years ago in October, the weatherman promised the season’s first cold front that was racing its way south from Oklahoma and, if we…
Comedian and author Jeff Foxworthy has gotten a lot of mileage out of his “If you have ever…you might be a redneck” jokes. Since it’s…
Perhaps I’m feeling nostalgic. Or maybe it’s because kids today don’t know the pure joy of camping in front of the only TV set in…
“Dog Days are approaching; you must, therefore, make both hay and haste while the Sun shines, for when old Sirius takes command of the weather, he…
Writers are quirky. We pound out our hearts on a keyboard or scribble ourselves to oblivion. We’re also as different from one another as the…
For today’s Weird Word Wednesday, let’s look at three words that are downright funny to say: Bumfuzzle, winklepicker, and cattywampus. Here’s what www.merriam-webster (unabridged edition)…