Dave's diaries: Life, writing and more

Another year, another shot. Big deal.

September 3, 2024 Yep, again. Don’t ask me how many times I’ve rolled up my sleeve for the drugstore pharmacist, because without the little vaccination record card, I’ve lost track. I just hope this new Covid vaccine attracts more takers than the last round, especially seniors like me. Only about a third of us bothered… Read more
The ghosts of August

August 26, 2024 When I was a kid, my family often spent a week or two of summer vacation visiting my grandmother in Springfield, Illinois. She lived in the middle house in the photo below, next to her sister Adelia’s place, the one with white columns and trim. Next door to Aunt Del on the… Read more
Living a well-rounded life

August 1, 2024 It’s been a season of strange weather in Atlanta. Thankfully, we’ve been spared any life-threatening climate convulsions, but the normal phases of summer have got themselves all jumbled up. The heat that usually holds off until August descended in June. Next came a July of sudden, soaking downpours, the kind my mother… Read more
My new short story: “Maddy’s Mountain”

July 29, 2024 A young woman who’s had a hard life walks up a mountain late at night and is never seen again. Everyone thinks they know what happened, and lots of mean gossip is going around, but her sister Michele won’t give up the search. Fighting through her anguish, Michele unlocks the secret of… Read more
#Y’all masking? Right here!

July 10, 2024 Four years at a glance. The N95 rules. Not long ago it seemed like every-damn-body in the world had quit wearing masks. As a senior, I’m in danger by default. I’m also determined to stay healthy and am used to being a solitary masker. Yet at times I felt isolated, like a… Read more
My new short story: “Welcome to the Hundred-Mile-High Club”

June 11, 2024 It’s 2035. The space tourism industry that began in the 2020s is now a booming business. Rockets blast off every day, carrying scores of eager passengers on short, expensive rides far above our world. One of the tour companies is StarMagic, which offers its customers a chance to have weightless, acrobatic sex… Read more