by D. L. Koontz | May 1, 2012 | Journal, Sense and Nonsense, Significant Others
Happy May Day, dear friends! Traditionally, May Day marks the end of the unfarmable winter half of the year in the Northern hemisphere, and it is a cause for celebration in certain cultures. A May Day celebration generally involves a Maypole: a tall wooden pole with...
by D. L. Koontz | Feb 6, 2012 | Journal, Life of a Writer, Tripping Around the Blue Ridge
When I tell my non-writer friends (NWF) that I sometimes drive eleven hours between Marpennsylginia and Georgia without ever turning on the radio, they cock their heads in wonder as though they’re trying to figure out this phenomenon. Their next question: “You travel...
by D. L. Koontz | Jan 17, 2012 | Journal, Life of a Writer, Sense and Nonsense
When I get exasperated with social networking, I often think of that poor bewildered character, “Jack.” You know the guy ― the protagonist in the children’s nursery rhyme, “The House that Jack Built.” If you need a refresher of the rhyme,...