The Elephant in the Room

Two Elephants, actually.  One is Election Day, and the other is one party of candidates. The first Elephant is a reminder to US citizens that voting is not just a privilege, but a duty…and a related duty is not interfering with anyone else’s right to vote.  So please, if you haven’t voted during early voting, Read More…

Are Horses Off-Topic? Not Really

Most regular visitors here know I am  a horse lover, longtime rider, and occasional horse owner, with a list of horse-related injuries to prove some level of inexpert experience.  I have fallen off horses over fences, been spun off, bucked off (both western & English tack), and have had broken bones and concussions.  Still, the Read More…

FaceBook, Alas. Again.

Monday night FaceBook suddenly went crazy on me, and started reloading continuously, which meant it never reloaded completely.  I have no idea what happened, or how to fix it.   The  “reload” icon and “X” icon blinked alternately very fast.  So…no FaceBook for me.   (I can waste hours on horse videos and old PBS mystery programs, Read More…

And then what?

The most important question for a storyteller is the one asked by anxious readers who are glued to the story…”And then what happened?”  In any of its variant forms, this question means that so far the story is functioning as it should.   The glue itself varies with the reader…I remember books praised by other kids, Read More…