Stuff in the Basement

Writers—like artists of other mediums—often say that no novel or short story is really ever finished until it’s read. As an old novelist ...

So anyway, I'm watching TV last night when an ad comes on for shell-less birdseed, gets the birds up near your windows and doesn'...

Some local governor in Chile banned the mini, it seems. Not for long. He simply wanted to "put things in order" or something, so...

["From the museum"--11/11/10. Occasional old posts from yesteryear. Life has changed; some stories endure.] I was never form...

[From the museum--4/5/10. Occasional old posts from yesteryear. Life has changed, truth endures.] I'm still suffering, big-time, fr...

[From the museum--11/30/07. Occasional old posts from yesteryear. Life has changed, truth endures.] Weathermen and women are predi...