SHORT STORIES, ESSAYS & PUBLISHED MATTER -
Short Stories from subconscious intrusions into my normal thought process. Some are recent, some are old.  Some previously published material is posted as well.  Prior articles are included and can be copied. Newspaper articles that covered an entire page are difficult to copy without a commercial size scanner.

My recollection of serious reading goes back to my childhood where I spent mornings under over-stuffed down-feather comforters reading Brother's Grimm Fairy Tales.  I still have that book (published in 1938) that so influenced me to put tales and experiences on paper, something I continue to do.  My first published writings were in the Salt Lake Tribune and regional magazines; my thanks to Tom McCarthy. The first book is available on Amazon.- Successful Management 101 - The Manager's Manual.  A book of poetry and prose will be in print in 2024 - Love & Hate. The edit of my first novel - Bad Timing, is in process.
Medicine Man -                         Revised April 2024

"Many years ago, in a rustic diner in a small village in the mountains of New Mexico, Ruidoso, I spent an evening with an Apache elder. At some point during our conversation I learned.......,,,   Read More
PUBLISHED & UNPUBLISHED MATERIAL
NEWS!                                    Revised March 2024

Does it have merit?
Did it every have merit?
Is it not a means of telling us of...........                   Read  More
Right or Wrong -

Years of doing the right thing is commendable. Most functioning at his level in society do that; they do the “right thing”....    Read More
He Died Peacefully in His Sleep -

​‘He died peacefully in his sleep.’ The obituaries in the Daily News tell us that frequently......            Read More
Starry Night -

Through my bedroom window I looked at the clouds illuminated by the full moon and studied the puffs of subdued white, yellowish and faint-purple/pink pillows floating …..                              Read More
LIZZARD KING -

Being addicted to music is considerably different than an addiction to heroin, opioids, sex or booze, but it's still an addiction.......                                Read More


Margret Card -

Margret Card is a highly talented artists who continues a lengthy and successful career as a painter and to date, still creates a piece of two.  Published in Expression Magazine in 1981.  
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Hitchhiker -                               Revised March 2024

In the not too distant past, when rolling down country roads, I would often spot someone with arm extended, thumb in the air, politely and silently asking to be given a lift, a hitchhiker....        Read More 
Edward Abbey -             Revised March 2024

​Edward Paul Abbey should not have been revealed to me. His words are those of the teacher from whom I longed to learn throughout my life. My dear friend and mentor, Sammy Freeman.....                    Read More
Winter Sun -                Added April 20, 2024

I sit on a bright red deck chair savoring the warmth of the winter sun, enjoying a glass of cognac and a fine cigar.
  Six days earlier, ten inches of fluffy white snow rendered the patio unusable, dreary, cold, and covered by winter's frozen white cloak.                          Read More