Short Story “Planet Earth”

The recent solar eclipse had me thinking, which is what prompted this science fiction story. Click on the name of the blog on the right to access the story. Bill PLANET EARTH

Fungus

It has been quite windy here and I found this branch hanging in a tree on our walk a few days ago.  Not sure exactly where it came from, but the fungus was captivating, so I brought it home and thought I would share it. Bill

Flowering Plants

Thought I would share a couple of my houseplants which decided to bloom at the same time.   The African violet has spent the winter on a west facing window sill and decided to bloom again. The succulent, which I planted in my mother’s antique silver teapot, has finally produced a bloom – definitely something a

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Chorus Frogs

On a walk today we heard the chorus frogs for the first time this spring, inspiring me to share a story about them as well as a short video which captured their song today. Click on the Blog Posting to the right to access both. THE CHORUS FROG Chorus Frogs Video

The Black Bear

Here is another short story – Click the recent post on the right with this title to get to the link. Enjoy! THE BLACK BEAR

The Apple Tree

I have decided to start my posting of writings with a family-friendly story.  The Apple Tree depicts the importance of  this common fruit in early American history. I will be adding new stories weekly, on Mondays, from a variety of genres.  I hope you enjoy my stories and continue to visit my blog to read

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Major Accomplishment

I was reflecting on my writing today and realized I have accumulated 780,000 plus written words since I began my writing career.  This has resulted in my six published works, and over 170 short stories which are unpublished at this time. I have decided to share some of my shorter works here on my blog

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Plants and Nature

As you may have read, I greatly enjoy gardening and getting out in nature.  Am so glad spring has arrived, or at least returned after a week of winterlike weather.  Thought I would share a spring bloom, a promise of good things to come.  Check back to see what else I have found of interest.

In the works

Hi!  If you have read my work, you know five of the books are related, set in the same location with characters being added with each new story.  Although I have created a series, each one stands alone.  If you want to read them in order, start with The Call of the North, as the

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