The Art of Storytelling

Image: Rooster, an acrobatic Boston Terrier who has perfected the 360 Handstand for marking his territory. If he doesn't pay attention to...

Image: An AI picture of an ice-skating turkey Capturing natural observations is a great activity for someone who wants to practice their...

Image: AI created image of a word tornado As a storyteller, I depend on the power of words to make change. Writers much better than I...

AI image of a Red Tail Hawk hovering over a field of tall grass. The songbirds and buzzards have returned. Winter is over, no matter what...

Image: An AI generated image of a handwritten letter When I left home for college, leaving my girlfriend (now wife) behind to finish high...

Image: An AI generated cartoon of Truth I use a significant amount of data in my work and my co-workers expect me to know all the...

Image: Hushing someone If you are of a certain age, you can remember the comedian George Carlin whose most famous act was "Seven Words...

AI generated image of Chaos. It's not me, it's the computers! I do not want this blog to become a weekly rant about politics, but after...

Image: AI generated image of a person wearing an oversized Crown. There has been a lot of talk from the new administration about...

Image: AI picture of a trainwreck I am more than a bit conflicted about Monday's inauguration falling on MLK Jr. Day, giving the current...

Image: AI generated self-portrait. Note: the beard and hair are a little more generous than in real life, but the rest is spot on! I have...

Image: An AI generated image of a Book of Lies As a storyteller, I make stuff up. I am not beholden to gravity, so to speak, in service...

Image: AI generated cartoon of a man shaving As a man who has had a beardish thing on my face since I started growing facial hair at 47,...

Image: An orb weaver spider on my front entryway on November 26, 2024. You know that feeling when you have a hair in your mouth, that you...

Image: An overfilled coffee mug Friday night I did a reading from The Devil's Interval at a local Fall Coffee House. It was a safe...

Image: Mummified baby snake corpse. Ever since I mentioned it in last week's post, everyone has been clamoring to see the snake photo. It...

Image: An AI generated image created for this post. Otherwise, it would have been a picture of a dead baby snake which...

Image: Fall Leaves in my back yard, October 22, 2024 In the last month, I have experienced a number of milestone events. Our fourth...

Image: Poppy searching for her favorite toy. Poppy is a four-and-a-half-year-old Boston Terrier. She was the runt of her litter and is...

Image: Deer cavorting as gracefully as dancers on a gravel in my backyard This is not a nature blog, but I post frequently about the...