She rings up the order. She is not wearing a mask. I am not wearing a mask.
Read More
Suprise Me
A New Hope
Prompted By Pandemic, Year Three
/ Stories
She rings up the order. She is not wearing a mask. I am not wearing a mask.
Read More
Unforgettable
Prompted By Rewatchable Movies
/ Stories
Most rewatchable movie ever: Casablanca. Close second: almost any movie starring Audrey Hepburn.
Read More
Why Virginia Woolf Landed Me a Client
Prompted By College Majors as Career Gaugers
/ Stories
The best college for you is the one that wants you to be there. ... choose the "wrong" major if it resonates with you.
Read More
It Was a Dark and Stormy Night
Prompted By Hello Darkness
/ Stories
December 14th, 1997. One of the longest droughts in California history ended the night my daughter was born. The rain started sometime in the afternoon. I couldn’t tell you when, exactly. We were waiting to find out what was wrong with her and why she had failed her first test: the Apgar. One of the…
Read More
Retrospect – A Tale Of Five Cities
Prompted By Writer's Choice
/ Stories
Retrospect – A Tale Of Five Cities By Kevin J. W. Driscoll (c) 2025 In the lush, green hills of Connemara, Ireland, My father’s mother Mary was born into a world where myths and reality intertwined. Her heart was filled with the ancient stories of her ancestors, and she spent her days immersed in the…
Read More
Points
Prompted By Retail Rewards
/ Stories
I helped Mom lick S&H Green stamps and put them in many, many books, but I have no memory of what she traded them in for. As I scanned the Internet, some thermoses looked familiar, so perhaps she traded them for those and the matching cooler, which would be used at Memorial Day picnics at…
Read More
School Day Lunch
Prompted By What We Ate
/ Stories
The David
Prompted By Art’s Impact
/ Stories
Though not an art history major, I’ve loved looking at and learning about art since I was a small child. I tend to be very sensitive to all forms of external stimuli, which makes me open and vulnerable to various forms of creative arts and I enjoy most. For example, I have always loved the…
Read More
Wishing for Rain on the Vineyard
Prompted By Rainy Days
/ Stories
Wishing for Rain on the Vineyard We’ve spend many lovely summer vacations on Martha’s Vineyard and I’ve written about some of my memories of that idyllic island. (See Menemsha Sunset, and Carousel) Of course we reveled in sunny days when it was glorious to be at the beach or on the water, and just as delightful…
Read More


All of this is absolutely true...