The Nature of Eureka
Pokeweed
Most people in the Ozarks, whether from here or elsewhere, recognize poke, also called pokeweed or pokeberry, among other names. It is a large,...
The Coffee Table
Riling Referents
I don’t get out much these days, due to my wariness of running into Madam Delta Covid, yet twice in the last week,...
ISawArkansas
Thoughts on this week’s paper:
Remember in 1960s Europe when a bed & breakfast meant a bed, bathroom access and breakfast with the family...
HavingREELFun
A family that fishes together stays together and here’s living proof. Tim and Wendy Bowlin from Tecumseh, Kansas, came down to see me for...
The Dirt on Nicky
Now’s the time
Uncle Wahoo said, “When it’s time to make a choice, you need to do something, because if you don’t, then that’s what...
ISawArkansas
You know, art can be risky. Kind of like thinking. When ideas bounce out of our heads, they might be fresh and profound but...
The Coffee Table
Square Pegs & Round Holes
I am the descendent of my father’s Eastern European/cabbage eater family and my mother’s American roots/white trash heritage. One can put me in the...
HavingREELFun
I hope everyone had a happy, fun-filled, and most of all safe Labor Day weekend. The lakes were busy, the rivers were hopping, campers...
The Dirt on Nicky
The guy with a thousand beans, and they all have names
John Withee was a photographer and adventurer who scaled the Grand Tetons and twice...
TheCoffeeTable
The Spider Catcher
Why did it take the death of my life partner to be able to put things into perspective? Why is it that now I...