Eastside Goose Chase
It was a warm, sunny Sunday morning in the city and I decided to do some neighborhood chores before the temperature rose. We [...]
Retrospect – The Altar Boy’s Story
Retrospect – The Altar Boy’s Story By Kevin J. W. Driscoll (c) 2025 Preface: Faith is a funny thing. It’s not [...]
Weekly Satirical News: Saturday 4/12/2025
Weekly Satirical News: Saturday 4/12/2025 By Kevin J. W. Driscoll © 2025 Preface: In a world where the truly bizarre often [...]
Bonfire
Bonfire My father Arthur was born in 1912 in the Catskill town of Liberty NY some years after his parents, my grandmother [...]
Weekly Satirical News: Saturday 4/5/2025
Weekly Satirical News: Saturday 4/5/2025 By Kevin J. W. Driscoll © 2025 Preface: In a world where the line [...]
Library Cookies
Library Cookies Catching myself with my hand in the cookie jar the other day I found myself smiling at a sweet memory. I’ve [...]
Retrospect – I Survived The 1970s
Retrospect – I Survived The 1970s By Kevin J. W. Driscoll (c) 2025 Part 1: October 1970 The other day, I swear, [...]
I Watched The First Moon Landing
Retrospect – I Watched The First Moon Landing By Kevin J. W. Driscoll (c) 2025 My world was built on the [...]
I Was At Woodstock In 1969
Retrospect – I Was At Woodstock in 1969 By Kevin J. W. Driscoll (c) 2025 Preface: The Day My Brother’s VW Wagon [...]
Retrospect – My Caucasian Response To Affirmative Action
Retrospect – My Caucasian Response To Affirmative Action By Kevin J. W. Driscoll (c) 2025 Now, let me [...]
Does beauty matter anymore?
Do we still make beautiful things? Can something be both utilitarian and a masterpiece? Is it possible for functionality and [...]
The UU and Me
Retrospect – The UU and Me By Kevin J. W. Driscoll (c) 2025 My journey to the Unitarian Universalist church [...]
Substitute Teacher
in a lowered voice, Kyle said, “we don’t do that thing anymore.” “What thing?” I asked.
“You know,” Devon jumped in. “That [...]
The Boomer Intervention
Retrospect: The Boomer Intervention By Kevin J. W. Driscoll (c) 2025 Preface: In the quaint town of Nostalgia Falls, [...]
Retrospect – A Tale Of Five Cities
Retrospect – A Tale Of Five Cities By Kevin J. W. Driscoll (c) 2025 In the lush, green hills of Connemara, Ireland, My [...]
Family Roots
Retrospect – Family Roots By Kevin J. W. Driscoll (c) 2025 Preface Nestled in the heart of Galway, [...]
Slow Down To Be Inspired.
“A writer will find inspiration anywhere. You just have to look and see it, that’s all. Then write about it.” It was 50-years [...]
The Ghost From The Cornfield – How I Stopped Smoking
The Ghost From The Cornfield How I Stopped Smoking By Kevin J. W. Driscoll (c) 2025 The flickering TV screen illuminated the [...]
Old Dog
“We'll go down in history as the first society that wouldn't save itself because it wasn't cost-effective." — Kurt Vonnegut
Retrospect – The Pigeon War of 1952
Retrospect – The Pigeon War of 1952 By Kevin J. W. Driscoll (c) 2025 So, let me take you back to the bustling [...]
Leggy poem
I want a poem with legs To walk around this great big world, Striding over and into Many places, cultures and times And Into [...]
Looking Back.
We are a visual people. Images have dominated our communication from early cave paintings to the digital age. Our thoughts, [...]
So, What Happened to The Overland Trail?
“The answer is never the answer. What’s really interesting is the mystery. If you seek the mystery instead of the [...]
A Happy Wanderer.
Because I travel… As I grow older my once perfect eyesight has faded into a worrisome loss of acuity. What I hope is [...]
Made for Walkin’
Except for a couple of easy day hikes in the wilds of New Jersey with the Scouts, I’d done practically no hiking at all.
Retrospect – A Moment Of Unexpected Kindness
Retrospect – A Moment Of Unexpected Kindness By Kevin J. W. Driscoll (c) 2025 Reflecting on my life, filled with the [...]
The Khyber Pass
Cyrus, Darius I, Genghis Khan, Mongols, Sikhs, Afghans, and British all crossed or vied for the Pass. Still to come would be [...]
My Pandemic Generation Grandkids
I am heartbroken over how the pandemic impacted my grandchildren. What they lost can never be fixed.
The Day the World Was a Kingdom
Retrospect – The Day I Became a Knight By Kevin J. W. Driscoll (c) 2025 Picture this: I was eight years old, and my [...]
Remembering Gerhard, the Dude Abides
Remembering Gerhard, The Dude Abides We first met Gerhard through our friend Renee. He was the English professor who years [...]
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