When I was young, my mother would sometimes send my brother and me into the fields to pick wild strawberries. We were always admonished to w...

When the Internet first became a "thing," my only access was through America Online. At the time, it was a dial-up service with an...

This is Sunshine Week , which a period when newspapers and other media point out that open government is good government. Unfortunately,...

Part of my problem with dieting is I crave the sweet stuff. I am a sugar addict. I like colas. I like sweet foods. Cakes, pies, cookies, cho...

About five years ago, I noticed a dead branch on one of my boxwoods as we came out of winter. I cut the dead branch, thinking perhaps the sn...

A reporter from The Guardian , a major British paper, is visiting Roanoke to see what the real people of America think about the election. C...

The latest edition of the New Yorker offers an intriguing article, "Out of Print" by Eric Alterman , about the end of newspapers....

I want to direct you to The Story of Stuff . This is a 20 minute film about ... all the junk we acquire. It's about all of the stuff you...

In a comment on this entry about a writer's conference I was asked about manuscript submissions. I noted that there was no discussion at...

I thought I'd mention some of the bloggers I enjoy reading. Check them out! Ms. Eleneaous has returned after nearly a month's absenc...

Half of the American people have never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same half. - Gore Vidal The hal...

I ran across this short story called "Scroogled" which is a fictionalized account of what life may well already be like only we d...

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release 1,000 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO HARVEST VEGETABLES One thousand volunteers are being re...