Part One of a new short story … In Professor Penn’s usual style, they stayed in a tiny, inexpensive, but lovely out-of- the way spot in Germany near the Rhine river. There were no tourists, and only fishermen and laborers in the vineyards to talk with. At the end of a tiring day of climbing… Continue Reading
Outsider Art
I had a discussion about outsider art with a friend recently. The term is a difficult one to define these days, because it’s evolved into something more and less than it was meant to be when it was coined by art critic Roger Cardinal in 1972. I thought then, and still do, that it was… Continue Reading
The Art of Life- Part 2
See last post for Part 1, or Sidney Says for brief synopsis- “I don’t have any idea what you’re talking about” she said. “I don’t need it at all. I got the yen out of my blood a long time ago.” “Did you?” he asked, making it sound more like a taunt than a question.… Continue Reading
The Art of Life- a short story, part 1
“Never let a dream get away. What have you always wanted to do but never gotten around to?” She watched him watching her react. Everything about the man annoyed her, from his long gray pony tail to his bare feet in Gucci loafers. The aging artist’s hippy veneer was inappropriate for someone his age and obvious… Continue Reading
Never Trouble Trouble…
Recently I read an article in the NY times by H. Gilbert Welch, a professor of medicine at the Dartmouth Institute for health, entitled If You Feel O.K., Maybe You Are O.K. The basic premise was that the once popular movement for early medical diagnosis may be waning in its acceptance, and for good reason.… Continue Reading
Mistaken Identities- Chapter Two
Chapter 1: On a December evening, Leighton DeWitt, real estate broker and marketing director of a New York firm, finishes work after hours in her empty office. Jason Law, popular aging star of British television, stumbles in mistakenly assuming the real estate office is connected to the auction house. Eventually recognizing the actor, Leighton is… Continue Reading