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Secret Weapons

The two books I reach for to help me concoct some sort of Water Boatmen…

Tom McIntyre and Thunder Without Rain

On November 3, 2022, Tom McIntyre’s overworked heart shut down while he slept, depriving his…

To Kill or Not to Kill

The dorado eats, as dorado often will, in a flurry of prismatic colors, blues and…

Treadmill Blues

There are three words that strike terror into the heart of an editor when you…

The Auberge in the Brittany Forest 

In France, I am forever seeking out the remaining bits and pieces of authenticity that…

Renaissance Robotic Art – A Mechanical Galleon and Clock

It’s likely my fascination with “automata,” or automatons, dates back to a New York City…

David Shepherd:  And There Were Also Trains

Artist David Shepherd (1931–2017) once said that he was attracted to all things “jumbo,” from…