One might expect a brush with true celebrity to leave something a little more memorable than a paint spattered stool. This particular stool, however, has a story. Dennis E. “Denny” Dent (April 5, 1948 – March 29, 2004) was…
Yearly Archives: 2013
ONE OF A KIND—DENNY DENT PERFORMANCE ARTIST
Posted in Chat Tagged with: Ballet Oklahoma, Dennis "Denny" Dent, Denny Dent, Oklahoma, painting, performance artist
BISHOP’S CASTLE
John Wayne embodied it in his movies. Jim Bishop embodies it in his amazing castle. American individualism is alive and well in the Wet Mountains in southern Colorado. There are some among us who feel overwhelmed by the…
THE GREAT LOCOMOTIVE CHASE
The General, famed for the daring theft of it during the Civil War, resides now in the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History, Kennesaw, Georgia. It has been one hundred fifty one years and a handful of…
Posted in Chat Tagged with: Andrews Raid, Charles O'Neill, Civil War, Georgia, James J. Andrews, locomotive, Medal of Honor, memoir, The General, trains, Walt Disney, William Allan Fuller
THE PANTSER TRANSFORMATION
Humans love to share journeys. When we go on vacation, we send postcards and put our trip photos on Facebook. When we lose weight or stop smoking, another kind of journey, we keep our friends informed about our progress. This…
Posted in Chat Tagged with: characters, Facebook, James Frey, journey, K. M. Weiland, Nancy Ellen Dodd, pantser, plot, plotter, post cards, writer
SWIMMING WITH DOLPHINS
“It was wonderful,” she said. “I can’t describe it. The water was warm, and they came right up to me. One of them nudged me with his nose.” I lay on the examination table, while the technician positioned her…