Author: The Basset

Gerald was only 19 when he entered the Peace Corps in 1967 after two years as a literature student at Albion College. After graduation he returned to the Marshall Islands with a love for literature and an interest in...

So I got most of my work done and decided to relax and watch videos on YouTube for a few minutes. The two that popped out at me were, “What If You are Not Behind” and “Watch A Giant Dog Get Bathed”. So...

It’s Tuesday! That’s about as far as I can go with that one. I am trying to be upbeat, but it’s not Friday or even Thursday. I need it to be Saturday because I am getting cake on Saturday. Costco sheet cake!!!...

In A Second Helping of Crazy, author John D. Ottini has collected thirteen of his most memorable stories in one volume. Three stories were previously chosen as Finalists in the annual Royal Palm Literary Awards competition, and...

It just occurred to me that it will be swarm season here pretty soon. It has been a few years since my partner in crime and I had bees, and I am not sure if I am ready or willing to take them on again. We lost so many colonies...