O is for Ouija

Ouija boards, or ‘talking boards,’ are primarily used to communicate with spirits of the dead. Although Parker Brothers sells them as a parlour game and toy. That just seems odd to me: Talk to the dead! It’s fun for the whole family. To use a ouija,...
Tragedy on an epic scale

Tragedy on an epic scale

What is it about the Titanic that still captures our attention? I think about all the disasters that happen everyday in our world–earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, and hurricanes–disasters that claim far more lives and have more repercussions, but are...

Inspiration Strikes!

What no wife of a writer can ever understand is that a writer is working when he’s staring out of the window. ~Burton Rascoe Last night I blew off my early bed time, and I’m so glad I did! Besides, I haven’t started the Making the Cut program yet,...