Category Archives: walking

Amble du Jour

Posted on February 22, 2019 by

The dog catches my eyeand whines his question:“Now, Boss, now?”An idea: the smell of saltopens my mind.I laugh and nod.He stands with a clatterof claws on hardwood,tail high and boisterous, ashe prances around the couch.His eager head presses throughthe red … Continue reading →

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White Ravens…And More Stories

Posted on October 9, 2018 by

Coming October 31, 2018 to your favorite book source from Word Hermit Press: (Cover design: Vinnie Kinsella Book Publishing Services) This is a collection of tales set in the modern American West with characters who somehow dispel the rugged individualist … Continue reading →

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Haiku: Mist Opportunity

Posted on August 18, 2017 by

Low cloud off the sea envelopes everything, beading the dark stones. (shore: pixabay.com)

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Haiku–Great Day Beginning

Posted on October 10, 2015 by

Dog butt precedes me, dappled sunlight up the path into this morning. (wetcanvas.com)

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Haiku–Bright Tracks

Posted on April 3, 2015 by

Walking tracks, bright sun, cold bites around the edges: a day with promise.

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The Last Beach House

Posted on May 13, 2014 by

It sits hollow near the sand washed up the road where the other houses look like waddling waders, maybe clamming, maybe just enjoying the wet. Old Bill built his bungalow back in the teens when high tide was still a … Continue reading →

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Haiku–Damp it All

Posted on March 3, 2014 by

Drizzle creeps into all of my nooks and crannies. I wear my hat low. (seascape from windows2universe.org; drizzle window from noeleen.eu)

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Andra Watkins’ Book is Live

Posted on March 2, 2014 by

Here’s a link to my review of Andra Watkins’ new novel To Live Forever: An Afterlife Journey of Meriwether Lewis. Check it out. http://www.amazon.com/To-Live-Forever-Afterlife-Meriwether-ebook/product-reviews/B00IA0MWMQ/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1

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Excellence Looking for a Home

Posted on February 16, 2014 by

Felma Sashay moved about the plaza with her uncommon grace capturing every gaze she passed. He rich brown hair swept down from her smooth brown shoulders and barely whisked the tops of the milkshake cups strapped to her ample hips. … Continue reading →

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Double Haiku–Tracks and Ties

Posted on February 7, 2014 by

Wind chill howls the cut; tracks and ties a frozen stretch; hands hide in warm down. Breathing plumes a fog seen by the falcon flying out of vapor’s reach. (tracks by Leora Wenger (leoraw.com); falcon from falconnippers.com)

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