Past, Present, Future
Message in a Bottle #13 A man recently said to me, (unsolicited) “The future is fear and the past is regret.” I love when people come...
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The Story Room
Welcome to the Story Room. From my Bottled Messages of unmitigated randomness to my Writing Rambles of short stories, this is a place of comfy chairs, cluttered shelves, and wholesome reading.
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El Capitan
- Apr 12
- 3 min
Looking for Spring
Message in a Bottle #12 Spring is finally sweeping through Minnesota, running through the forests, knocking on hollow trees, waking the...
El Capitan
- Mar 13
- 2 min
What are you Waiting for?
Message in a Bottle #11 Why do we go around, lugging stress and anxiety? Why do we even bother packing it in our vacation luggage? We...
El Capitan
- Feb 2
- 4 min
Like Stained Glass Windows
Message in a Bottle #10 Over the years I’ve given much thought to physical ailments and illness and some people’s belief on how they’re...
El Capitan
- Dec 21, 2022
- 2 min
Christmas Doesn’t Need Us
Message in a Bottle #9 I can’t feel Christmas coming like I used to. “It’s two hours till Christmas and I find myself having to dig for...
El Capitan
- Dec 5, 2022
- 2 min
Winter’s Rest
Message in a Bottle #8 I get this way sometimes… Any speed Iv’e gained screeches to a halt, momentum dries up like a sandy riverbed....
El Capitan
- Aug 18, 2022
- 3 min
The Adventure Continues…
Message in a Bottle #7 I have always been captivated by books, the smell of them, the way the bulk of a hearty tome feels in my hands....
El Capitan
- Jun 24, 2022
- 4 min
Memories like Summer Sunshine
Message in a Bottle #6 Have you ever loved something, not only because it's unquestionably amazing, but even more so because of the...
El Capitan
- Feb 14, 2022
- 4 min
The Shadows of Winter
Message in a Bottle #5 Have you ever noticed how the shadows change in the winter? Their color? Their deep silence? I have and it has...
El Capitan
- Dec 21, 2021
- 2 min
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Message in a Bottle #4 It’s the most wonderful time of the year! But maybe not so much because of the much mistletoeing, and jingle...
El Capitan
- Oct 6, 2021
- 3 min
Rejuvenating Droughts
Message in a Bottle #3 The other day, I went walking over the exposed bits of a dried up riverbed. The Mississippi River bed. Have you...
El Capitan
- Jun 22, 2021
- 3 min
Come on, Baby Bird
Message in a Bottle #2 Today I watched the last fledgling in a family of robins leave the nest. Her two siblings had both gone the...
El Capitan
- Jun 16, 2021
- 4 min
It's Hard Work to Level up Your Sword that Seals the Darkness
Trust me, I know... Message in a Bottle #1 Let’s talk Zelda, because my switch is totally something I would haul up into my treehouse and...
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