Til the Last Hemlock Dies

I've never wondered about the so-called "meaning of life". There isn't one. To assume that there is a meaning to life is t...

If there's a mammal that I find more intimidating than a leopard seal, I have yet to see it. No, they're not as large as killer whal...

As with many writers, I try to keep a notebook around. I often have a small pocket notebook in my shirt. This is for the times when an idea ...

In light of the rising noise of the imminent release of THE ROAD, the film version of Cormac McCarthy's apocalyptic novel, I figured I...

I was invited to submit a short story to another anthology. So I've been working on a short story for that. I needed a break from my nov...

These are photos that I took the day we found Cairo. The morning that we found Cairo we got up to discover this early morning rainbow hangin...

When I was in my late teens, just after high school, I found myself living in the small town where I'd been born, but from which I'd...

Just a couple of videos and a few more photographs (courtesy of Andy Kunkle). But don't just look at my blog--go to visit the Linville G...

After leaving the Mountains to Sea Trai l we started down a relatively well-worn path made for us by rock climbers. It passes through the p...

Andy Kunkle had promised to guide me to a place in Linville Gorge that rivaled some of the West's scenery. It's a placed called The ...

I went hiking into the Linville Gorge yesterday with my sometime-hiking friend Andy Kunkle and his dog, Boone. Here are a few shots. I'l...

On the way back to the travel trailer we stopped at a nice roadside park on the Ohio River. The park was located on the Ohio side, so all of...

Little Cairo is really settling in. I don't know when I've enjoyed the company of a kitten more. She has more personality and energy...

The next part of the tour took us around the prison and into the more recent of the various wings. And by "recent", we're stil...