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May 29, 2018
The Artist and Society
Memorial Day 2018 I write this essay with a bit of outrage because of my training, my temperament, my talents, my interactions with...
Apr 15, 2018
Henriëtte Ronner-Knip - The Cat Lady of Painting
Spring Showers 2018 At first blush, she has the touch of detail that typifies Dutch artists. The immaculately detailed domestic settings;...
Apr 1, 2018
The Naked Spur: Beautiful Dreamer
April 2018 The first time I saw Jimmy Stewart in a Western was in The Naked Spur. It was an unforgettable experience. Stewart had...
Apr 1, 2018
The Choral Groups
April 2018 Recording Artists: The Choral Groups They did not have the swing or the swivel or the hair-sprayed sass of Girl Groups, but...
Apr 1, 2018
Happy Trails and Taking Flight
Easter April 2018 Last year, during autumn 2017, a friend commented to me that moving to a new house would really get my creative juices...
Feb 5, 2018
Home Depot Dog - His Chariot Awaits
February 2018 Home repairs and sprucing up the Homestead for sale have brought Chance to the local Home-Store often enough that the hound...
Feb 1, 2018
The Quintet - The Widower and Other Short Stories
February 2018 As best as I can remember, three of these stories were written in the space of 4 days, post mid-January 2018, during a...
Feb 1, 2018
Antigone: Anti-Heroine or Heroine?
February 2018 An-tig-o-nee: She is the protagonist, the main character of the classic play of her name, written by the ancient Greek...
Jan 8, 2018
Terry the Terrier
January 2018 My novel, THE POINT OF THE SWORD, features a little terrier called Terry. The name might seem redundant, but I hold a...
Jan 2, 2018
Book Three: Guillaume
January 2018 It feels like an early spring here in northern Northern California as I begin the translation of Book Three of THE DAWN into...
Jan 1, 2018
Victor Hugo - Les Contemplations
A New Year 2018 Victor Hugo (26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885) The great Victor Hugo is known in France as a poet first, and then as a...
Dec 25, 2017
Christmas 2017 - Mrs. Christmas: Gifts from This Writer
Christmas is the time of giving and sharing. I feel especially generous this Christmas season, and I wish to give to readers of this...
Dec 25, 2017
The Good Shepherd - Psalm 23
Christmas 2017 The Good Shepherd: Psalm 23 Briefly, I knew a sheepherder from the Basque country in Spain. He was a man of immense...
Dec 21, 2017
The New Normal - It’s For Your Own Good
California Winter Solstice 2017 The New Normal has become people saying, “It’s the new normal.” They claim random events are the New...
Dec 21, 2017
Holiday 2017 - Making Spirits Bright
Making Spirits Bright: Dean’s Take on Peace on Earth The song “Peace on Earth” was written by Peggy Lee and Sonny Burke for the Disney...
Dec 15, 2017
Swing Time Lights
Mid-December 2017 Last week, during the end of this month of December, 2017, I awoke with the strains in my head of the duet that Ginger...
Dec 9, 2017
The Cookie Crumbles - No Apologies
December 2017 Recently I saw this advertising ploy on a package of cookies that I usually enjoy: Unapologetically Delicious . First, I...
Nov 24, 2017
Giving Thanks - The Thin Men
November 2017 There are 6 Thin Men movies, the original The Thin Man and 5 sequels. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer produced these films from...
Nov 24, 2017
Late-November 2017 - Black November
“Black is the Color of My True Love’s Hair” There is no way to describe “shoe love” to a man. The emotional transport truly does defy...
Nov 20, 2017
Mid-November 2017 - Giving Thanks
Giving Thanks I am giving thanks for the godsend of consequence, the harvest of coincidence, the friend who came by happenstance and...
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