Space Shot

Daily writing promptWhat major historical events do you remember?View all responses I'm sure you've heard the story about a butterfly moving its wings, and the eventual outcome on the other side of the world is a significant event. Something small grows into something extraordinary. I subscribe to this theory. Minor complaints and causes grow into …

The Small Stuff

Bloganuary writing promptWhat books do you want to read?View all responses Ever the contrarian, I want to tell you what book I do not want to read - that hit from years ago telling us not to sweat the small stuff.Here's the problem: the small stuff is killing us. Small microscopic bits of plastic in …

The Unexpected

It's almost time to raise the glasses and offer salutations. "Cheers! Happy New Year!" but it feels more like March in Central Massachusetts. Being a bit dislocated in time due to the fifty-degree weather, I went to the woodshed and started looking for my maple syrup taps, tubing, and buckets.It should be arctic about now. …

Special Orders

Plum Island sunset -copyright, L.N Carreras

Woodcarvers sometimes get strange requests. But they are usually the sentimental type of thing, specialty designs of various sorts. Well, I know one carver who has a kind of specialty in erotic sorts of things, but this story is not about her designs. I tried to break into the occult carving market by doing runes sets for people telling fortunes, only to be priced out by Chinese mass-produced junk. However, the shop owner in Salem did save my card and referred to me unique clients with special needs.