by D. L. Koontz | Jul 30, 2017 | Journal
Each morning this past school year, he patiently stood on the gravel at the end of his driveway, near the corner, where the school bus stopped to pick him up. Depending on when I can rouse myself out of bed, I often passed him during my daily walk. He was shorter than...
by D. L. Koontz | Jul 14, 2017 | Journal
I walked by “RonRon” during my early morning walk. I have a cordial, conversational relationship with him. Most folks around town know him. I don’t know why his name is doubled, or if that’s even his “real” name. I don’t know his last name. I don’t know if he’s...
by D. L. Koontz | Nov 6, 2016 | Journal, Life of a Writer
–Are There Some in Your Everyday World? It’s no secret I love to write and teach. So, I’m often asked from where I get ideas for names, plots, and characters. As for names, I’ve been known to go shopping for ideas in cemeteries! Plots...
by D. L. Koontz | Apr 24, 2012 | Journal, Tripping Around the Blue Ridge
I journeyed the Blue Ridge from Georgia back to Marpennsylginia this past weekend. Unbeknownst to me, an email went out earlier declaring this past weekend as the date everyone over age 90 from the following states/provinces was to migrate back to the North for the...