This story I wrote was published nationally in The SUN Magazine, in their June 2022 issue. The SUN has a regular feature where each month they choose the topic, and ask their readers to submit short, 300 – 400 word true stories. The Topic was: INTIMACY The Doorknob...
Memories: Old and New
What Santa Claus Heard in Winters will Make You Smile
During the past couple of weeks, I had the good fortune to be Santa Claus. No, wait, I mean I had the good fortune to accompany Santa Claus, as he made a couple of visits to Winters. I hope you will be amused, surprised and touched to hear what people in Winters say...
Morgan Wasn’t Just a Dog
It’s been only a few days since we watched him close his eyes for the very last time. And then we heard the doctor say he was gone. How could he be gone – this warm, wonderful, incredible canine friend who was such a large part of our life? Morgan was not just a dog....
Elvis, Patty and My Brother
These are three short true stories I wrote for publication in SUN MAGAZINE. The SUN has a regular feature where each month they choose the topic, and ask their readers to submit short, 300 - 400 word true stories. I submitted all three of these stories. And all...
Nat King Cole, Bob Hope, and George M. Cohan: Three Legends Lost
Nat King Cole. Bob Hope. George M. Cohan. Is it possible that what they accomplished, their very essence as artists and their impact on American culture, has all but been forgotten? Yes, it is. Legendary performers such as Cole, Hope and Cohan are almost entirely...
There’s No People Like Winters People!
Perhaps the best thing about Winters is the people who own and operate our local businesses. I want to share some stories about how well my wife, Ellie, and I have been treated in our 15 years in Winters. On my way home from work one day I bought a take-out lunch at...
My Blindness was Eye-Opening
Five months ago, in October, a tiny blood vessel in my optic nerve burst, and I suddenly lost sixty percent of my vision in my right eye. Everything I could see with that eye looked like glass smeared with Vaseline. I knew that for the rest of my life I...