Michael Shay's Hummingbirdminds

For decades, I kept a copy of “Fiskadoro” by Denis Johnson. I liked the idea of the book more than the book itself. It was an early post-ap...

A big lobster walked down our street last night. He/She/It accompanied kids dressed as characters from kiddie shows I don't watch becaus...

Mile High Muffins Muffix mix, two eggs, two-thirds cup water and canola oil, mix well and add blueberries from a can. May need to add more...

I discovered Philip K. Dick and his mind-blowing novels at just the right time. In November 1975 I was a non-trad student at the University ...

I salute the turkey oak tree in my backyard. It's a tough little oak. I was looking out the sliding glass door a few weeks ago and saw...

I have got to hand it to Neil at LiquidLawn.com. He is persistent. I do not require his services at this time but there will come a time whe...

I am reviewing a new book today but first wanted to outline the pleasures and dangers of late-night reading on the Fourth of July weekend. I...

It began with a June 19 Facebook post by artist Linda Anne Lopez of Winchester, Virginia. Linda and I met several times over the years. She...

  Courtesy the Denver Public Library by way of a librarian/propagandist/writer  from Wyoming. The downtown DPL was the first library my pare...

Part 2 of my review of John Green's "Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection. " Rea...

I feel nostalgic today. Not sure why although it may be that I have many years to be nostalgic about. To begin, I was reading the Sunday pap...

Update 4/10/25: "Hands Off" was the official term for the April 5 protests. Sorry I forgot to mention it. Perfect label for a resp...

Artwork courtesy Dean Petersen My friend Dean Petersen in Wyoming is a talented writer and filmmaker. He once joined us at Jeana's Dinin...

Daytona Bike Week goes for ten days each March. It’s an extravaganza for motorcycle buffs from all over North America and even all over the ...

I'm a life-long Democrat who has voted against Liz Cheney and for her. And, yes, I was a Wyoming resident at the time. I voted against h...