Monthly Archives: May 2017

May Day was a time of awakening in Thief River Falls for we could shrug off winter, knowing true springtime would eventually arrive. Dandelions sprouted next to the house and in the nearby woods, pink Mayflowers gave way to white … Continue reading →

“Hi, I’m Judy, how may I serve you today?”.  The voice had a slightly southern accent, with a mixture of other barely detectable miscellaneous accents floating about.  Perhaps a metropolitan area such as Atlanta? Anyway, I was greatful to be … Continue reading →

My May Memory is a shout-out to the Juniper Landscaper who sounded the alarm. This is a fresh, hot-off-the-press memory. This morning as I approached the corner of Cypress Grove and Materita, I thought I saw a familiar alligator shape … Continue reading →

After long crummy-cold winters in Ohio, May was always a miracle to behold. Gloomy- grey skies suddenly slipped into a beautiful blue. Brown twigs and brown grass sported new green coats. From blossom to birdsong rebirth was evident everywhere. I … Continue reading →

Imagine for a moment you are visiting a maximum-security prison. As a guest you enter the imposing building. A massive door opens and you step through only to come face to face to another door. The first door must close, … Continue reading →

I’m suffering, and I do mean suffering, from writer’s cramp.  Leaving the comforts of the Pelican coincides with my inspiration leaving me.  Hopefully this malady is temporary.  Treatment for this condition seems unavailable way up north.  Why is that? I … Continue reading →

With Memorial Day around the corner, I ask you. “Would you leave your family and go off to a foreign land fighting for your country, knowing that you might not return”? If you have, I applaud you, bestowing upon you … Continue reading →

The table sat up front.  My attorney had a pile of neatly stacked papers on the desk with two pens placed on top of his legal pad.  He sat there, arms folded awaiting the battle ahead. I walked in slowly, … Continue reading →

I can’t take my eyes off that cute little golden puppy bouncing happily through the field of daises.  How innocent and carefree he appears.  I can feel the warm sunshine and the breeze that gently caresses the leaves of trees … Continue reading →

Two months of wretched work and what do you get Tired, aching bodies and goals we almost met One house almost empty and ready to be sold A delightfully decorated condo, if truth be told Your birthday is about to … Continue reading →

Amy rushed into the elevator of Macy’s, heading for housewares on the second floor. Riding up with her was a store employee who looked vaguely familiar.  As  a few more people got into place, Amy studied the woman’s face, then … Continue reading →

AD MADNESS   This is about one of my myriads of pet peeves that is, more than likely, shared by most of the civilized world: TV commercials. Ergo, I subjected myself to a full half-hour of trauma, viewing a sitcom … Continue reading →

LIKE, I DISLIKE STUFF   There are lots of things I do not like Can’t just focus on one Could make a list of hundreds Before I’m done   Heading the list: politicians Forget the voters Get re-elected Ignore petitions … Continue reading →

BEWARE THE IDES OF MAY PELICAN PENS MINUTES FOR 16 MAY 201 (Okay, so it’s a day after “the ides”) Ate least the attendance “sex gap” is narrowing. Today’s box score: females 5 and males four. None of you of … Continue reading →

It was a dark and stormy day (not night), lightning bolting everywhere, rain drenching, one of Florida’s rainy season kind of days. Mr. Olando Ortega dashed out of his brand new Lexus SUV, popping his umbrella , careful not to … Continue reading →

AS FATE WOULD HAVE IT   The fickle finger of fate has raised its hand and as the story opens we find the alleged robber and his alleged accuser together in an elevator in the Trump Tower in New York. … Continue reading →

Amy: I had just about finished filling my small market basket with goodies on my shopping list when a young woman’s behavior caught my attention.  As she scanned the store shelves she would periodically stop and glance outside.  My eyes … Continue reading →

Ma’am Just the facts. “Well, I was shopping. Dayton’s was having a sale on purses, you know designer ones. All my friends have designer purses. We’re going to dinner as a group, you know. They all have fancy bags and … Continue reading →

Rico worked two jobs trying to keep up,  wealth wise, with his more able sister who was a lawyer making big bucks with high profile divorce matters.  Marla was known far and wide with her glib tongue, flattering demeanor, and … Continue reading →

It’s 8:15 PM on a chilly May evening, some fog is creeping up near my window ledge.  Sue, my wife of 45 years calls out from her perch under her reading lamp and my purloined teal recliner chair,  “Joe I … Continue reading →

Ryan was tired of everyone at Shell Point High School always making fun of him. Worse, he was tired of eating alone in the school cafeteria while everyone else joked around with their friends and made plans. Now he had … Continue reading →

THE GUN THAT KILLED LINCOLN A PERSONAL ACCOUNT   Allow me to start by describing myself. I am a silver-inlaid model Derringer pocket pistol. I fired the bullet that killed Lincoln! My characteristics are a single shot, concealability and a … Continue reading →

    WRITE OR WRONG Where-o-where does the old boy go to pen his epic pieces of literature? Maybe, pick a place with total quiet, isolation and solitude with absolutely no distractions. Desirable? Doubtful, but let me muse. A monastery … Continue reading →

I sit down, grab a pen and stare at blank paper.  My mind gets ready.  The tall padded chair places me well over the table’s surface and my feet hover above the floor.  A relaxed posture signals my brain to … Continue reading →

Puffin Rock Island is a fictitious island that I created after “seducing the muse” in Maine. It is the setting in my middle grade novel. When doing research for the novel, my husband and I traveled to several areas in … Continue reading →