The "roaring zone" describes the sounds that surround us every day. We all live in a roaring zone. Sometimes we are tuned in; sometimes not. By Rob Poindexter, Partner / Writer I Want To Write For You
Throwback Thursday :: Family Vacation to Lisbon, Portugal
It was circa 1978, and our family traversed the globe for yet another European adventure – this time to Lisbon, Portugal. Thanks to my father's tenure as an inspector for Trans World Airlines (TWA), we regularly took off for such historically enchanting trips. I've spliced together a few memories from one of the DVDs my folks created […]
Saturday Night: A Visit Home From College, 1983
I wrap a wool blanket about my shoulders, switch off the lamp, turn on the television to Tonight. A Redbook lies fanned open on the forest green carpet. I reach to pick it up, lie sideways on the sofa, and curl back page after page. Mom enters robed in red, carries a glass of white […]
For the Right Words, Do You Need Cyrano?
In the play published by poet Edmond Rostand, we are told the story of Cyrano de Bergerac's love for the beautiful Roxanne. In spite of these feelings, he willingly woos her on behalf of his more handsome, but less articulate friend, Christian de Neuvillette. Staying hidden in the shadows, de Bergerac feeds his lovestruck pal enchanting […]
Adventure Story: Strange Storm Strikes Simple Sail
This story originally appeared in Latitudes and Attitudes magazine. Lake Perry and Our Patient Sailing Teacher, Mike Simpson Lake Perry in Perry, Kansas, for all the world, looks like an anchor when viewed on a map. It is 10,000 acres of cruising ground for somewhere around 1,000 local land-locked boaters, about half of which are […]
Writing My Life Away
“When a man has the ability to write, no critic can damage his work if it is good, or save it if it is bad.” ~Ernest Hemingway I don’t remember my exact age when mother taught me to write my name. I do, however, remember the event quite vividly. I was sitting next to her […]