Currently Reading: Shorebilly’s Swill

With the exception of a handful of unrelated short stories last week, I’ve been trying to keep up with giving you my running commentary on the summer of 2014. The early weeks of this new season were at worst, demoralizing, … Continue reading →

I had several fun things that happened recently that I will share with you this week. Individually none of them are enough for a full column, so this week’s column will be a collection of short anecdotes from my life, … Continue reading →

I hope you all enjoyed last week’s piece on the start of this young summer. Based on the responses I’ve seen, heard, and read, it seems to have been well-received, so naturally I am going to pick up right where … Continue reading →

I hope that none of you believed even for a minute that I was going to let a new summer at the beach kick off without my commentary on its’ early stages. Just a few weeks into the new season … Continue reading →

I’m sure you’re all on the edge of your seats waiting for my annual report on Memorial Day Weekend shenanigans, but with the amount of hours I’m putting in for the holiday weekend I am forced to save my reflections … Continue reading →

Last week I dished out my thoughts and opinions on Mother’s Day, most notably the fact that I unequivocally believe that it is the single most important holiday we celebrate. That line of thought led me quickly into the subject … Continue reading →

As 2013 comes to a close, I’d be remiss not to do a piece covering the year in review. Don’t worry; I’m not going to recap news stories and world events from this past year, that’s not really my thing. … Continue reading →

Last week we wrapped up at the point in my recent attempt to quit smoking, when I had just realized my newfound passion for cookies. Call it an obsession if you will. I had just discovered that we were out … Continue reading →

In last week’s column, I told you about how I had recently been called out by friends and readers regarding some aspects of my writing techniques. One of the main things to come into question was my inflated vocabulary. I … Continue reading →

It’s that time of year again. The season winds down and temperatures start to descend. Tourists and students have vacated our beaches until next spring. We get a smattering of conventions to keep us going. Fun little groups like recovering … Continue reading →

Let me first apologize for my absence last week and leaving you with a rerun. Maybe “apologize” is the wrong choice of words because I’m not at all sorry. I was unable to write for a very good reason, the … Continue reading →