He blinked hard, as the light hurt his eyes. Vernor Vinge couldn’t help but look, it was the brightest, most pure light that the science fiction writer had ever seen. Then he felt the words, “come here,” more than heard them. Vernor followed the instructions, stepping through the far end of the wiring. As he…

Touching and humorous. Two thumbs up.

From monsoon-type storms all night to 108-degrees by mid-morning. That is the life of a desert tramp, who for the most part had no idea where he was on any map. Before each night, I’d lay out a stick or look for a point-of-reference to help me maintain my direction of travel. Since the sun came…

Perhaps, one day… After I’m dead, gone, Somebody’ll discover All that I’ve written. Perhaps they might say, “This guy was a great writer — Too bad he didn’t live to see himself Get famous or make money at it.” Perhaps, one day… After I’m dead, gone. Perhaps. Perhaps.

The first original Reno Rodeo showing, “Carnival of the Range,” was held July 1st through the 5th, 1919. This year, the 100th anniversary, is a ten-day run from June 20th to the 29th. Nevada Writers Hall of Fame writer, Western author and artist Will James drew the original souvenir poster for the rodeo. I pulled this from…

like a mountain giant waking stone-stiff and re-entering days after thousand-year slumber we now wonder what we have missed ignoring the joy of morning

I left Facebook a couple of days ago and its stock has gone up. Coincidence? I think not.

“The problem with books is that they end,” writer, author and all-round world champion blogger, Victoria Ray wrote recently. I didn’t immediately read her entire post as I was too busy disagreeing with her supposition. Her words tossed me back into my ninth-year of life, when for Christmas someone, (more than likely a gift from…

On a low hill in the back of the Jackson City cemetery is a nearly forgotten grave. And yet the bones beneath its plain marker shows it belongs to one of the most famous treasure hunters of the 1960s. Frank L. Fish was very successful at finding treasure, but his contribution to the history of…

The common law of ‘Shopkeeper’s Privilege,’ is set out in NRS 205.220 and NRS 205.240 and allows retailers to detain suspected shoplifters. The detainment must occur on store property and the merchant can only hold the suspect for a reasonable amount of time, i.e., until the police arrive. It is ‘Shopkeeper’s Privilege,’ on which Walmart’s…