You can learn something today. That can occur even as you are playing a ridiculous computer game. According to the […]

Eight Years Ago
It is a call that no one wants to get. No one wants to think about. The person calling does […]

Community
A small town has its advantages. It can hold you close and nurture you. As a child, that is a […]

Winter Holiday Writing Prompt: The Fog of Christmas- Gael Mueller
Originally posted on Brave & Reckless:
When I was young, December rolled in on a blanket of fog. Thick, wet and gray.…

Christmas with Vocal Arts
It happens every year. For forty-two years the Vocal Arts Ensemble has sung in theĀ holidays on the first weekend […]

Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving brings some fond memories of large family gatherings. Some included all the in-laws and cousins. But there are also […]

WARM FUZZIES
Summer, here in the dry, high desert is a dusty, dirty sort of place. The temperatures rise into the high […]
“Villanelle For Our Time”
Originally posted on Ivor.Plumber/Poet:
“Villanelle For Our Time” Dear readers, if you are inclined, please read this magnificent piece, written…

Canta al Mar, Calella, Spain 2018
PROLOGUE: Many things have delayed this post. Bronchitis is a good start. For that I thank cold, windy, wet conditions […]

Spanish Inspiration
The organization that organized the Canta al Mar Music Festival and Competition in Calella, Spain, did some remarkable media coverage. […]