King Edward VII - Born Too Early
25 January 2022 This second child of Queen Victoria, the last monarch of the House of Hanover, and of her consort and first cousin,...
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Jan 13, 2022
Taking the Big Prize
13 January 2022 I am up to my ears in writing fiction this week. My first Western novel SHADOW is casting quite a big penumbra in my life...
Jan 4, 2022
Vocal Interludes - Introduction
January 2022 Welcome to the most vocal portion of my website, which includes a few previously recorded performances from the Dramatic...
Dec 12, 2021
Weather or Not
12 December 2021 This morning, the storm door officially opened in northern California — in ALL of California. The portal flung open...
Dec 9, 2021
Calendar Bronco
9 December 2021 On Monday, 6 December, Mr. Milligan received — in the mail — the Official Bronco 2022 Calendar. The mailer box states:...
Nov 25, 2021
Chicken Little
Thanksgiving 2021 The Story of Chicken Little California Citizen Warnings: No Free-Range Chickens Were Harmed in the Reading of This...
Nov 20, 2021
Black Flag Day
20 November 2021 Last week, Dear Husband pulled, out of a delivered mailing box, a flag. The Bronco flag, to be specific. “Why is it...
Nov 20, 2021
Victor Hugo - Les Feuilles d’automne
Late Autumn 2021 Les Feuilles d’automne: Autumn Leaves Les Feuilles d'automne is a collection of poems by Victor Hugo that was published...
Nov 11, 2021
The Battle of Otterbourne
11 November 2021 Late one afternoon during this past week, I spent a few hours searching for a poem that I’d used for inspiration whilst...
Nov 11, 2021
The Gettysburg Address
11 November 2021 The Gettysburg Address President Abraham Lincoln There are five known copies of this immortal and eloquent speech. It...
Nov 2, 2021
The Scarlet Pimpernel
2 November 2021 At long last I have begun to read the phenomenal novel, The Scarlet Pimpernel, by Baroness Emmuska Orczy. Last November,...
Oct 14, 2021
Area 51
14 October 2021 I have been on record about my thoughts on buying a vehicle with a paint color named “Area 51.” Under no circumstance can...
Oct 11, 2021
Education of a Wandering Man
Columbus Day 2021 From Chapter 13 Education of a Wandering Man Louis L’Amour First publication: 1989 Many of the Army officers serving...
Oct 4, 2021
The Cowboy's Meditation
Early October 2021 John Avery Lomax: Preserving the Past The Cowboy’s Meditation The history of the Wild West can oftentimes be told more...
Oct 1, 2021
Black Cat Month 2021
October 2021 These two poems appear in my poetry volume, Solstice II . No. 6 is entitled “The Gabrielle”; No. 7 is “My Annabelle”. The...
Sep 25, 2021
Heading Into Autumn
25 September 2021 The pets are heading into autumn, and, not far behind them, am I. Dear Husband is keeping pace with them! The Problem...
Sep 20, 2021
Reaching . . .
Summer’s End 2021 About ten years ago, during the hot dry summer month of August, I was seated in a waiting room for a dental appointment...
Sep 14, 2021
The Night of the Coyote
14 September 2021 Last night was The Night of the Coyote. I fell asleep late, past midnight. I’d spent the evening immersed in much...
Sep 5, 2021
Psalm 91
Sunday 5 September 2021 Psalm 91 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2. I...
Sep 3, 2021
Escape from Dirt Mountain
3 September 2021 No, I am not talking about my back yard, now that my dirt acreage has been minimally but aesthetically and wonderfully...
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