Seashells intrigue and charm me. On a quiet morning at the beach, seashells inspire the investigator and mythmaker in me. Where did I first see you? What creature did you house? Have you been to faraway beaches? What secrets…
TOP TEN LIST for a good book this summer, after Tattoo–Journeys on My Mind and Characters of Huffinfield of course. After all, that is is my purpose here—asking you to try it. But I highly recommend these TEN books as well.…
Reprinted from March 2021. Around this time of year, I recall sitting around a table and having fun when things turned tense. A young man was patiently explaining why there were never snakes in Ireland. An older woman took great…
I was stuck in a window seat again. I hated that, but they said all the aisle seats were taken. It was only a four hour flight, and I hoped it would be over soon. Toward the end of the…
It was sweltering hot. We stopped for showers at a gas station in the middle of nowhere in Australia’s Northwest Territory. In the parking lot, there were two pairs of green Martians. They must have been ten feet tall. Despite…
