To aid me in my writing, I attend meetings of the Rochester writers group where we edit each others writing. The essays here are samples of the writing I have shown to the group. Hope you enjoy!
Voodoo Lassie
A few weeks ago my wife asked me if I wanted to go see a Voodoo Lassie. I call her that because I have no idea if she is a medium, a witch, or what she is. I said sure. A lot, well, six other friends were going so I looked forward to having a […]
Bulls
A good friend of ours goes to Manchester to watch the bull riding every year. This year she invited my wife and I to join her and her husband in Manchester to enjoy the show. When the night arrived we drove over to Derry, switched to their car and off we went. After parking we […]
Rats
Smiths Island is a 61 acre island situated in St Georges harbor, Bermuda. It became home to the first settlement in Bermuda and is separated from the St Davids mainland by the narrows which are some quarter mile wide. It was my wife who first found the house to rent on Smiths. A single floor, [...]
Halloween
My Birthday My birthday is on a very special day. So special that it is celebrated throughout the world. From east to west, north to south and in every time zone. Although celebrated. very few people know how my birthday celebrations came to be. Until now. Once upon a time (all good stories start with [...]