Dave’s Diaries: Life, writing and more

  • A pandemic diary: Bunker hill revisited

    December 22, 2021 I’m glad my wife and I never stopped taking pandemic precautions. We spend very little time in public spaces, wear masks everywhere except the house, go through barrels of hand sanitizer, and got boosted as soon as we had the chance. Some of you would probably call us overcautious, paranoid, or outside… Read more

  • Actual events…or are they?

    Actual events…or are they?

    Years ago, between college and my first job in broadcast news, I drove a cab for a while. It paid the rent, but was unpredictable and sometimes dangerous. In my story “Actual Events,” just published by Close To The Bone, the passenger in the back seat confesses to a shocking crime. As the title implies,… Read more

  • A pandemic diary: Old man opens a can of whoop ass

    A pandemic diary: Old man opens a can of whoop ass

    December 16, 2021 Along with the news about omicron and the prospect of a new surge in cases, we’ve learned another sad fact about the pandemic. As reported by the New York Times, of the 800,000 Americans who’ve left us because of Covid, 75 percent – six hundred thousand souls – were people age 65… Read more

  • New short story: My Late Friend Laura Ann Randall

    New short story: My Late Friend Laura Ann Randall

    December 14, 2021 “My Late Friend Laura Ann Randall,” published by the Red Fez, is about choices, shifting memories, and the inescapable presence of the past. Betty Morrow is preparing to eulogize Laura, her lifelong best friend, when she receives an unwelcome reminder of Laura’s role in a racial controversy in their small southern town.… Read more

  • Michigan football for Southerners (not dummies)

    Michigan football for Southerners (not dummies)

    December 7, 2021 It’s that magical time when the faithful gather to celebrate the glories of the season (Touchdowns!) and partake of the traditional repast (beer, red-hot chicken wings, and more beer). This year is extra-special for me because my team, the University of Michigan Wolverines, will take on the University of Georgia Bulldogs in… Read more

  • A pandemic diary: A break in the weather

    A pandemic diary: A break in the weather

    November 22, 2021 It’s 52 degrees and mostly cloudy. There’s a two percent chance of rain through the next hour, with a high of 56 this afternoon and a low of 33 tonight. The Thanksgiving outlook is, “Intervals of clouds and sunshine. High 63F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph.” Sounds like a good… Read more