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Monday, April 29, 2024
By Jay Martin After a spell of bad weather, it was time to get outside and enjoy some sunshine. Being grateful for the much-needed moisture this winter and armed with my camera, I have an idea. Let’s go try and get a few shots of an eagle’s eye. What is […]
The Last Ride Written by Mike Grifantini I had stayed at this campground before. It had an idyllic stream flowing past it, which held small and speckled trout that came to the surface for insects most evenings. I looked forward to returning and felt a sense of renewal after staying […]
New Writers of the West A Christmas Mystery Written By Don Janssen In my little town on the Columbia River, we always had snow . It was really cold and the streets were icy enough to ice skate on. In our front yard my brother Dick and I had erected a […]
T’was the Night before Christmas! T’was the night before Christmas, when all through the house everything was stirring including a mouse! The stockings were hung high by the chimney when out popped its head from inside a stocking As grandma screamed, everyone stopped talking! The cat let out a howl […]
Author Unknown This little story simply brings our Lord Jesus Christ into a Candy Cane which is important part of Christmas to many people. After seeing how it ties in with Christ, it is with hope that each time you see a Candy Cane you will think of Him, and […]
CYNTHIA BRADFORD R.N. A short story-by Carol Amaral Ever since she was a little girl, Cynthia wanted to become a nurse. In the summer of 1941 she graduated from the Stanford School of Nursing with honors. Before she looked for work, she decided to visit her Aunt Barbara in England […]
What’s Around the CornerByDon JanssenWhen my Dad was in his 80’s, I'd go and visit him and Mom in western Washington. During my stay with them Dad and I would take short trips to places we had been before. Usually, as we started a journey we'd sing an old song from the Depression years. Like […]
I think you already know about the writers’ group, called the “Siskiyou Writers’ Club.” The club recently did an exercise which turned out to be quite fun, the “Chain Story.” One person started a fictional story with approximately 250 words, then passed it on to the next, who added 250 words, then passed it on, […]
By Bob Kaster * this was originally posted on the FB pages. I want to share with of the non FB users the gift of Bob Kaster's writing. I recently celebrated my 80th birthday. How did that happen? The idea of being an octogenarian is thought-provoking, if not terrifying. Thoughts bounce around my head like ping […]
by Glenda Czerwinski Kent Note: This article was published in the Nicaragua section of the “Tico Times” newspaper in San Jose, Costa Rica, as a warning to other tourists. Because Nicaragua was one of two countries in Central America that I had never explored (El Salvador being the other—too dangerous), I decided to spend a couple […]
