The Great Underwear Heist

There is some ok news and some worse news in the world of professional sports this week. The ok news is that the Dallas Cowboys are playing good football again (for those out there who care). This would count as good news except for the fact that apparently the Denver Broncos are now apparently America’s … Continue reading →

The Gift Horse Email (with bad grammar)

So imagine this, I was just sitting here, checking my email, minding my own business, when out of nowhere I was notified by Mr. John Something or Other, Barrar (which is some sort of deconstruction of the word Barraster) which is apparently another name for attorney. Well anyway, the good Barrar notified me the I … Continue reading →

Hey WordPress

I just wanted to say that my story, A Night at Bailey’s, is to be published by Texas Writers Journal in their October 14th Edition. This is also a contest whereby readers can comment and vote on the submitted stories.  If anyone has access to this magazine, and would like to read my story, leave … Continue reading →

A Cautious Wind Blows….Hollow and Desperate

The drought began in North Texas in earnest in 2011, and it continued…and continued. The dirt cracked, houses cracked, hearts cracked. Trees died, wildlife died, love and friendships right along with them. The economy, like building foundations, shifted. People bought rain barrels and soaker hoses, put up signs that read “Pray for Rain.” When they … Continue reading →

Slap This Woman

A character that you might love to hate from my newest endeavor : Lorraine Genoche was a Whispering Falls transplant. At first, she hated the idea of being stuck in a dusty, little town, having to live among people who didn’t own investments, it was, just so simple, and common. Lorraine could not come to … Continue reading →

World Gone Dark

Okay, so I usually write funny stuff, it’s just every now and then…do I think the world is ending?  Nope not now….So what inspired such darkness…..the ever shrinking water supply in Texas.  Good news is on the forecast though in the form of a promised El Nino in the fall, so let’s hope…. World Gone … Continue reading →

Very Inspiring Blogger Award

I would like to thank the Meandering Matriarch for nominating my blog for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award. I would like to say that I am truly inspired by all of you,the wonderful WordPress Bloggers out there, and I wish I had started sharing my writing earlier. The Meandering Matriarch has a terrific blog, and … Continue reading →

Aliens in West Texas

Daddy liked to go outside in the evenings when it was sort of noisy quiet and the sun was beginning to set and the night bugs had just started making their sounds. He would walk out on the front porch and survey Kiowa Peak rising up eastward into the distance. Daddy had been there and … Continue reading →

The Indian

Nashoba was tracking deer along the Wichita River when a snake spooked his horse. Ordinarily he would not have lost his balance, but lately he had fallen victim to Head In Clouds disease. He had thrown stones at She Who Loves Butterflies, and she had not responded. The horse warned him, then reared into the … Continue reading →

Hiding from the Count

Dena Kay liked to take me to the movies when she didn’t have anyone else to ask along. I liked going, as of course I would like to go just about anywhere. After all, it wasn’t a whole lotta fun, and also rather tricky, having to play dodge ball by oneself. Dena Kay just loved … Continue reading →