Quite the Life (and all in Times New Roman 10pt!)
The head of our driveway is ringed by a stone wall crowned with shrubbery. From a distance it can be mistaken for a sleeping stone giant with a green crewcut. If it is a sleeping stone giant with a crewcut, Asis does it a favor now and then by grooming it. The giant’s hair is … Continue reading “Asis on the Hunt”
It’s wonderful when you share joys with your neighbors. One of my joys is music. Can’t get enough and there’s not much I don’t like. Or at least recognize cultural value in. I noticed Asis the Hawk a’bobbin and a’weavin’ to some classic tunes. Opera. I enjoy a good opera. A good Gilbert and Sullivan. … Continue reading “Asis Likes Opera (and he owns the yard)”
Picking up from last week’s Abis the Hawk, we continue our daily hawking. This time with a male, Asis. Asis spends much time in our trees, observing. I wonder if he remembers being a tyrannosaur? Of feeling the blood to lesser behemoths flow down his sides, of hearing their death cries as his mighty raptorous … Continue reading “Discussions with Asis the Hawk”
In a new and somewhat surprising development, I’ve become the Fiction Editor of the Wilderness House Literary Review. Steve Glines, EIC, asked me to take on the role and I, of course, replied, “You’re kidding, right?” I think Steve chose me based as much on the similarity of our ages and life-experiences as on our … Continue reading “Fiction Editor, Wilderness House Literary Review”
I asked fellow Midnight Roost anthology contributors to share some things about themselves prior to publication and those generous enough to do so will be appearing here for the next week or so. Each entry gives a taste of their contribution, a little about them, how to contact them, how their story came about, and … Continue reading “Kaye Lynne Booth’s ‘Melina’ in WordCrafter Press’ Midnight Roost Anthology”