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The Bewildered Patient’s Whole-Body Health Guide
What mysteries lie beneath the skin you live in?
Clutter and Chaos and Other Disasters – Part 1.
Long time, no blog post. This slack-off is partly because I was working on finding publishers for (and editing) two new books. And it was partly because I’ve been trying to clear the clutter of my life so that I can move to a retirement community and have a few...
Happy Holidays and a Wonderful New Year!
Happy Holidays and Best Wishes for a Wonderful New Year to friends and family – and to all others of good will! This year, 2017, has been busier than an old lady with respiratory problems would have liked. I’ve begun to feel a bit desperate about getting my life...Why is breathing so complex?
Breathing is so complex because it must happen whether we’re awake or asleep.
Celestial Phenomena
Monday, the day of the eclipse, I avoided social media to focus on the eclipse itself.
Lady in a Black SUV – Parking Lot Rant
It is heartbreaking to see the fabric of our culture unraveling. So many seem oblivious to what’s happening. Or they don’t care. Like the lady in the black SUV.
Black Watch – Pageantry and War
A very short piece from the recently released collection Speaking with Strangers. It’s a story about pageantry and war that was published originally in Miscellany, the College of Charleston literary magazine, using the pseudonym V. Pascoe. BLACK...Short Fiction COVER REVEAL
It’s been a while since I’ve posted on this website, having been preoccupied with other writing efforts AND with trying to get my life in order (a perennial problem) – not to mention April income taxes. What’s in the works? In press right now...On Valentine’s Day with Love
February 14, Valentine’s Day, is a holiday of the heart, a day when we celebrate Love and give gifts and send greetings to those we love. This has always been a special holiday for me, because my maiden name was Valentine, a...Uglich, Goritsi, and Kirillo Belozersky Monastery
Russia, River Cruise, continued. On deck, the sun is shining, the boat is churning smoothly across Lake Onega, the wind is a little brisk, the cirrus clouds divide the sky into deep blue above and a beautiful turquoise swatch nearer the horizon. This cruse part of...What Do Women Wear?
It’s pathetic that women go along … with such exploitation. It takes almost nothing to arouse a man, so why go to these extremes? … Isn’t it time to take a calm-down pill?
Travel – Solo? With a Tour?
The world outside my comfort zone has always beckoned me to come, see, and understand. To you, curious reader, armchair traveler, seasoned traveler, or would-be traveler, I offer here a lifetime of experiences and insights in our strange and wonderful world.
