Roughing It
That's me, taking a stroll in the high Pyrenees One of the advantages of being effectively housebound for eight, nine, ten months (I’m losing count, but it’s been a long…
So sad to hear of the death of Rudy Anaya
I was deeply saddened this morning to hear that that my dear friend, teacher and mentor Rudolfo Anaya, the Chicano novelist, has died aged 83. I met Rudy in…
The cowboy looked me up and down. ‘What did ya, lose a bet?’ he asked.
So Labor Day has come and gone. Despite being preoccupied with Brexit, and the unseemly behaviour of the grotesque toffs that have infested British politics, I did note the passing…
Always Wanted to Know What the View Would Be Like from the Top of a Grain Elevator
Another flashback to Between The Rockies and a Hard Place (amzn.to/2a58Vxy). More when I get back from Scotland. My usual perspective on the Great Plains - which was why I…