Category Archives: Author/Writer, Raconteur

Originally posted on The Writers Desk:
? From Nov. 8th to Dec. 15 you can purchase the Kindle edition of my book “The Italian Thing” for $1.99. I know you will enjoy reading all about our adventures and misadventures during…

TIME. ‘In the beginning was the word,’ or, if you are a believer of the big-bang theory, in the beginning, was a cosmic explosion from which we all originated. However, before either of those two occurrences, there was something else … Continue reading →

I will be giving away an autographed copy of The Desolate Garden on Goodreads commencing….   Congratulations! Your giveaway for The Desolate Garden has been approved.   It will start at 12:00am PT on Saturday, November 11 and finish at … Continue reading →

Originally posted on I didn't have my glasses on….:
the old english word ‘ealuscop’ means ‘ale-poet’; one who recites poetry  while drinking beer. — ? ? ? credits: painting by irishman, sean o’daniels, word origin from british medieval history

Originally posted on Prerna's blog:
Neither of the wind nor of the green, I curl myself into a sparkling crystal sphere and dance merrily on the tip of a leaf. I emerge from the immense agony of mother Earth…

 Can you recognise from which book this snippet is taken? “I’m a plain man; rum and bacon and eggs is what I want,”   Treasure Island   Rob Roy   Far From The Maddening Crowd   Paris In Spring   London Fields

Originally posted on The Writers Desk:
? ? I will be offline for a while. I am busy doing all the preop instructions, seeing primary doctor and surgeon, going to the hospital for a class and speak to the head…

Originally posted on The Writers Desk:
I hesitated to write about this. It was so many years ago but lasted a lifetime. I was sixteen when I met him, (I will refer to him as L.J.) he was 13 years…