When A Carpenter Dies
When A Carpenter Dies When a carpenter dies his customers are devastated. He's worked on their houses for years even built several…
If They Do, They Will
If They Do, They Will The people who want to be in your life, are.If they’re close by you see them a…
Where I’ll be when the world ends…
Where I'll be If the world's going to end, I'm going to Key West. I spent ten years in southwest Florida…
The Key
The Key You gave me an old skeleton key not long after we met. It was already worn down and the…
My Love For You
My Love For You Persists My love for you persistsEver-present, regardlessOf who I may try to love insteadOr who may try…
Louan Lechler – a friend to the end
Louan Lechler – A Friend To The End I just got off the phone with Jim Crockett...remembering our friend Louan Lechler.So…
Retired
Maybe one day a long time ago she just stopped working, stopped pulling the old man in the seat across the…
The ‘gray divorce’ trend: More older couples are getting divorced. Here’s why
I found this article interesting - it seems to confirm something I've always said about my generation - that we're the…
1937 Review: Hemingway – To Have And Have Not
This is a review copied (without permission - for reference only) from a published article: Books: New York Times On The…
Hemingway’s Advice on Writing…
Hemingway’s Advice on Writing, Ambition, the Art of Revision, and His Reading List of Essential Books for Aspiring Writers “In any…
Maple Syrup – 2018
Late last fall my pal Paul and I built a sugar shack in the woods and got our old gear together.…
A Good Summer (so far)
July 3, 2017 It's been really great to be back "home" in northern Michigan - with plenty of gray days and…
Women’s March 01/21/2017
Naples, FL The country's been wringing its hands and turning itself inside out for the past few months and I have…
Unfriend Me, Ok
Sorry, Pal… but I’ve gotta cut you loose. The stuff you’ve been posting here on Facebook isn’t having the desired effect…
Another Season In Naples
Sunday, November 29,2015After spending a great summer in northern Michigan building a happy little house with a friend and living on…
Shades of October
The weather changes here in October. The leaves change from green to everything, the air chills and the animals start moving…
Ordinary Things
August 23, 2015 Some of the best time I spend when I'm up north is with the most ordinary things. It's…
Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Will Simpson is seen in full combat gear, during one of his many tours of duty in Afghanistan. The Naples native was recently awarded the Bronze Star for helping to save the lives of two wounded team members and protected numbers of local civilians during a relentless two day firefight against a large number of Taliban fighters intent on overpowering them at the edges of small village compound in the Helmand province of Afghanistan.
Will Simpson – Warrior
I recently wrote an article for the local newspaper about a soldier who recently received the Bronze Star. I interviewed the…
Summer on the lake…
July 22, 2015 Just got back from spending a week in the Montana wilderness and am back "home" in northern Michigan.…
Birch Lake
I left Michigan for Florida five years ago and coming back this year finally feels like coming "home". As much as…
Naples Pier Collecton
Naples Pier All of these photos were taken before the hurricanes :) The pier is a special place to figure it…
The Wall That Heals
Vietnam Memorial Traveling WallThe traveling wall came to Marco Island for five days in February and was well visited by the…
Mike and Kathy
It was a completely enjoyable surprise to have a visit from Mike Williams and Kathy Cloninger on Valentines Day. They were…
Elk Rapids
These photos were taken around Elk Rapids and the country roads surrounding.Elk Rapids Water Tower Downtown Elk Rapids Downtown Elk Rapids…
A Little Summer In Montana
This was the third time I was invited back to Jim and Wendy's place in Montana and once again this getaway…
Taken from Isadore at intersection of Leelanau county road 645 and French Road
Leelanau County Photos
June 26 - July 18 I've started research on the history of Leelanau County - my home spot for the past…
Life in the Leelanau
Around the county in a sturdy black Jeep Alas, the years are beginning to show on the old '92 Cherokee. If…
Taken from Isadore at intersection of Leelanau county road 645 and French Road
My Getaway
Summer in the Leelanau There's a little hideaway spot in Leelanau County where I go to work and write several times…
The Bank Pole
Two weeks ago, as I was pulling into the alley behind my home here in Naples, I had to wait for…
Met up with Janis in Nashville
Janis Ian
Janis Ian has been a personal friend for nearly 20 years and was my neighbor for a good number of the…
