I thought I should post a recipe now and then since I belong to The Recipe Group. It is for what I call Recession Vodka. Let me preface this by saying that vodka is vodka. It is grain alcohol . . . more

Hurrah the Saturnalia!  Hurrah the Saturnalia!  Bacchus reigns on high  And all the world's a feast of fun  So pass the pipe and pour the rum  And flash a smile o'er everyone . . . more

The following is a short story (734 words) penned toward the Wednesday Writing Essential's exercise for the week of 18 November 2009.   Tobin's Wisdom --   Alicia’s name . . . more

<address style="text-align: left;" class="poem"> ( I've published this before.  But I believe it is a tale that needs retelling as it points to what was once was and what can be again) . . . more

A legendary woman once devoured men's flesh between her teeth. Forsaken and weary, she prayed to discover love's miracle. Years spent chasing dreams like an obsessed dog chases its tail . . . more

The trees have lost their leaves and the water birds have flown south. Nature has made a space which feels like it needs filling. It isn't so strange that we choose this barren time of year for giving . . . more

    A wolf howling in the darkened forest A coyote baying at the moon A train whistle at night on the open prairie Night wind in sandstone canyon Bagpipes rolling over a grave . . . more

Neighborhood She could have been living in the center of earth emitted just this moment without a care for the twenty years passed in between. A teenaged love . . . more

How many times have you wondered what the author sounded like if he did his own reading? I have.   http://open.salon.com/blog/ronnierayjenkins/2009/11/19/close_your_eyes_and_click more