Picture of the Day
STERN
Excerpt from a Novel I’m Working on
The time: Early 1900’s: The place: Kansas City Mo. Stern is the main character (POV)
My first memories hark back to the days when I tagged along after John Charles as he… Continue reading
Hummingbirds
From where we stood, the town lay in a picturesque valley protected by a range of distant snow-capped mountains. Off to the west, a bank of dark clouds rolled our way headed straight for Trinidad. Dudley, my miniature dachshund, and… Continue reading
PINKY SAYS: FUN FACTS AND OPINIONS ABOUT THE KAUFFMAN CENTER
The opening date for the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts is literally no longer beyond our ken. It is time to consider what we can visibly see on the horizon and what we see can only be described… Continue reading
The Eagles Nest
I am having a hard time getting anything done these days because I am so enthralled with the eagles.
If you haven’t been watching the eagle’s nest in Decorah Iowa, you’ve been missing one of the greatest shows of spring.… Continue reading
The Tipping Point: Are We There Yet?
At a family dinner last weekend, seventeen year old Samantha said, “In class we discussed how radiation from the Fukushima Japan nuclear plant has already drifted over Kansas.” A degree of anxiety showed in her eyes.
“Not enough to hurt… Continue reading
