I’m cuckoo for the environment. In fact, each of my Doyle & Fossey: Science Detectives books has a story that is related to the environment, whether its habitat destruction or saving mini-penguins from oil spills. Typically, my environmental activism is limited to my household or to my desk where I plot my next Doyle & [...]
March 11th, 2009
Mashed Loblolly
Words evolve. They come, they go.
There was a time when, if someone called you a “rascal,” you would have run them through with your sword to avenge your honor. Now though, we just laugh with incredulity that anyone would use such a word. “A rascal!? Oh, ho ho, ha ha. That’s rich. Ha ha ha!”
We [...]
March 6th, 2009
Prose & Prattle
Welcome to “Prose & Prattle!” Use this forum to post your own literary work, whether it’s a poem, a paragraph, a short story, or whatever. (Please try to keep it under 500 words. For ages 0 to 99.) Let the muse begin!
March 4th, 2009
Climb Every Mountain
Here’s my dirty secret. I’d rather read a good book, write a good book, or watch a movie than go climb a mountain. Especially a mountain that’s so high there’s really not much oxygen at the top to go around. (Yes, there was a time in my teens when I indeed did climb mountains and [...]
