Buddy and I were on our front porch as she and her German Shepard walked by us. The dog saw Buddy and practically dragged his human across the street and onto the sidewalk. She laughed as he stopped to see if Buddy was up for a greeting sniff. He was not. Instead, Buddy pushed in…

Other scientists called him a crackpot because he held unusual beliefs. His latest was that life forms from Outerspace were billionaires visiting from one of a thousand galaxies in the infinite universe while on vacation. His colleagues howled with laughter after he made this latest theory public. They thought it was even funnier than when…

Snow piled up, the power went out, and the roads were closed. And still wet, heavy flakes continued to fall, settling on everything, making life miserable for the residents of Virginia City. It was nothing new. Storms like this one they were experiencing were commonplace, albeit disastrous for the unprepared or worse for the ones…

My wife calls me a hoarder, though I prefer the label ‘pack rat’ better. But names aside, I collect objects and store them in collection bins with other a-like things. When I find something I have nothing to pair with, it ends up in a large wooden box that once belonged to my wife’s grandparents.…

It has taken me some time to clear my head and heart to the point I feel brave enough to admit I am selfish. On my desk is a seven-page letter I meant to send to Lorri but forgot about several times, and now she is passed, and I have no one to which to…

After Mexico ceded lands to the U.S. in 1848 and the Spanish Trail abandoned, Mormons in Salt Lake City began utilizing the western portion of the route to southern California beginning in December 1847, when Porter Rockwell led a party and their wagons from Salt Lake to Southern California for supplies. Most of the traffic…

Despite promising myself not to write any more weird stories of the supernatural or paranormal in late November, I find myself putting this one to paper with the hope of ridding my brain of the ever-playing memory I witnessed on my way home. It had grown dark when I started north on Geiger Grade last…

During December, I refused to blog, and it was good. It gave me time to think, to evaluate my two decades of work. At one point, I was going to delete my site and make it disappear. But I changed my mind after waffling back and forth on the idea. Finally, I waffled in the…

“Rudolph has COVID?” Santa asked with surprise. “‘Fraid so,” answered the Large Animal Vet. “And he’s gonna need lots of rest and fluids, so he’s won’t be able to guide you this Christmas eve.” Stunned, Santa walked from the barn to the house. “Don’t know what I’m going to do with out him,” he complained…

Dominating Tonopah’s golden era is the Mizpah Mine. Renowned as the most prosperous among Tonopah’s many mines, its metal headframe was an early marvel of steel hoisting technology, setting a precedent for the industry nationwide. The mine’s historical significance was reaffirmed in 2015 with the completion of the collar restoration, inviting visitors to witness its…