Like Dickens’ old curiosity shop, my little house is a repository of battered antiques, ruined finery, and dusty memories. Because less-is-best in interior design these days, when I shuffle off this mortal coil, my treasures may bring a buck-fifty at…

“I don’t believe in fortune-tellers!” Edith said, sitting in the gilded splendor of Madame de Thebes’ Parisian salon, the most famous fortune-teller of the late 19th Century. “I shall predict your fortune anyway,” the lady said in the flickering candlelight,…

Greetings! What a delightful afternoon! Sitting alone at the Biloxi Half Shell Oyster House, imagine my surprise when a lovely young lady suddenly appeared, as if out of the blue, and said, “Sir, may I sit and have lunch with…

Greetings! “He is not here: for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.” – Matthew 28:6. And because He lives, so will all those who believe in Him. And they will spend eternity…

Easter, 1912, fell on April 7th. The magnificent churches and cathedrals of England would have been packed, their soaring, columned interiors filled with the sweet bouquet of incense and majestic choral music. But on the RMS Titanic, its luxurious interiors…

Propelled by the Titanic’s grandeur, the glamour of its 1st Class passengers, and the immigrant dreams of those in steerage, everything from its rivets to its china patterns has been placed under the microscope. But what about the little bow-wows…

What can happen in ten seconds? You could try to kiss your date in a bar and get a drink thrown in your face. Perhaps you could score a winning goal? Every ten seconds, 104,500 Coca-Colas are consumed worldwide. Every…

I usually refrain from slogging into the minefield of societal issues, but today I do. Let’s see. Pepe’ La Pew is a rapist. Mr. Potato Head is non-gender-neutral friendly. And Dr. Seuss, Elmer Fudd, Aunt Jemima, and Uncle Ben are…

When the word, battle, is spoken, what comes to mind? Perhaps famous conflicts like the Battles of Yorktown and Gettysburg, the Battle of Verdun, or the Normandy Invasion of WWII. But other human battles are often fought alone, battles of…

Happy Birthday, Mr. Williams! Last week, someone asked me why I wanted to direct “A Streetcar Named Desire” during the dark times in which we live. I told the person it was because of the play’s characters and what made…

Greetings! Do you love poetry? I certainly do! And this is a favorite of mine. Ponder its words, and go forth. SOLITUDE by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. “Laugh, and the world laughs with you; Weep, and you weep alone. For the…

One month ago, February 22, 2019—to the day—God called my dear mother Home. One month ago, the skies were clogged with misty fog and dripping rain. Today though, the skies are bathed in glorious blue, the morning dew glistening on…