• Dolores Dunn, 1930-2019

    Born October 7, 1930, Dolores Dunn passed away on March 30, 2019 at the age of 88. At the time, she was living in Kapolei, Oahu, Hawai’i, having moved back to the islands permanently after living in Reno, Nevada for several years. We came to know each other through our mutual friend, Kay Casti. Shortly…

  • Jus’ looked in the mirror. Now I understand why it is so hard being me.

  • For Five Friends

    A fifth friend has passed away this April month. As I try to wrap my head around the  loss I feel, I penned this to express my sorrow. It’s the best I can do at the moment… Did he rest too long? If so, death took him By surprise, entering As he closed his eyes.…

  • I had no idea why my doctor would prescribe LSD to cure my constipation until I saw that dragon and shit myself.

  • Don’t be upset if I can remember your dog’s name but can’t recall yours.

  • Magic

    Forty-eight hours into a 21-hour bus trip; blinding snow and treacherous roadways. The bus rolls to a stop in front of a hole-in-the-wall diner, someplace unknown to the young man. It continues to snow as passengers pile-off and inside. He sat at the counter, slightly apart from the others, as he wants to listen, participate…

  • Experts say it could take 100-years before Notre Dame Cathedral is full restored. The only person alive today that’ll be around to see it finished will be Keith Richards.

  • Earl Morgan, 1930-2019

    Another beloved person from my childhood is gone home to be with Jesus: Earl Morgan passed away April 16, 2019, in Crescent City, California at the age of 88. He was born June 11, 1930, in Sylva, North Carolina. After serving in the U.S. Army, Earl went to work for the U.S. Postal Service and…

  • Red-Breasted Robin

    https://soundcloud.com/tom-darby-79984072/redbreastedrobin November and the 60 head of beeves were the last to be moved from the far pasture to one closer to the ranch house. It was a short jerk, less than ten miles across the valley, but Mom Nature sure wasn’t going to make it an easy haul. The five of us had just…

  • If I had a dollar for every woman who found me unattractive — they eventually would.