Cemeteries hold no negative ambiance for me. To me, they are incredibly peaceful places, full of the essence of lives completed. As I examine epithets, I feel curiosity, no sadness, just a bit of wistfulness and nostalgia for times past....

           Bookmarks are interesting things. They come in myriad shapes, sizes and materials. They’re often given as gifts for avid readers, but most of us lose them or they aren’t the right size. To me, the metal or plastic ones with a clip or a...

Will someone, please, open this box and tell me, am I a writer or not?

            I enjoy fiction that stimulates my knowledge and imagination. I like having strange words, ideas and concepts bouncing around in my head. The word “quantum” is one example....

          The small swimming pool sits quiescent in the sunlight. Occasional clouds wander overhead. Light breezes attempt to wave away the heat. Shadows waver and darken the water while the accumulated detritus of a week away fr...

A morning walk for two along the edge of the sea

Talking and taking pictures

Scanning the pleasing vista

A casual glance down, and suddenly the usual is amazingly unusual

One single cheerio on the sand near the advancing waves

My first thought

How...

Fixing a problem is intensely satisfying, a feeling of power, intelligence and pure joy. Recently, I tackled a stubbornly immovable rebar stuck in the ground with about a foot poking up, threatening to trip and impale unsuspecting grandchildren and absentminded grandma...

Star Trek fan or not, these words are now a part of our cultural heritage. Sometime ago, I was struck by the idea that the final frontier may not be outer space, but inner space instead. The depths of the human mind, spirit and heart contain a universe as vast as the o...