A Wordsketch by Michael Easterling 11/18/20 How could the death of a stooped 87 year old woman have such an effect on so many? Her bent...

9/4/2020 by Michael Easterling Ernest Miller ‘Papa’ Hemingway Born  July 21, 1899   Oak Park, Illinois     Died   July 2, 1961   Ketchum,...

8/18/20 Modified Michael Easterling Norma Jean Baker got what she wanted…or… she got what she thought she wanted. But how many could...

A Word Sketch by Michael Easterling 10/27/20 John Winston Lennon Musician   Poet   Artist   Peace Activist   Philosopher It could be said...

Michael Easterling       9/27/20 Happy Birthday Jeri! Hillary Rodham always sat at the front of her class. Always prepared, listening to...

5/2/20    Isle Verde Michael Easterling When I was a kid I believed my dad was a superhero. When I would cry in the night he would come...

A Word Sketch by Michael Easterling 1/1/21 Emily went to a Prep School as a child, then to one year at Mt. Holyoke. Other than that she...

Michael Easterling 10/08/20 Edgar’s death at 40 was as shrouded as his life— found in the street in the rain,  delirious, wearing shabby...

CHAP’S TRANSATLANTIC SAIL     © April 2, 1976   Revised August 29, 2014   I was talking to a withered prune today about Chap’s pending...

6/26/20    Michael Easterling Isn’t she pretty? Every baby girl hears this. One wonders if little Mildred ever heard it. Hannah Didrikson...

April 14, 2014   Aretha Franklin came out on stage. looking heavy, garish, wearing a too short mink coat, not that it mattered when she...

Doc Weaver was my great grandfather. He was a country doctor in DeLeon, Texas in a day when house calls were the rule not the exception....

Michael Easterling 9/18/2018 V.E. 'Pat' Patterson, Mike's with Mike and Lew - Circa 1958 When I was a child the big guy was always...

Michael Easterling 3/7/21  Ralph Puckett Jr. 1926-2024 War Hero Dear Friend Medal of Honor He walked ramrod straight even with a...

Word Sketch by Michael Easterling 11/27/20 My dad’s friend Floyd owned greyhounds. He was taking six to race at Pensacola, Pop was going...

Mike and Jeri after Wedding - September 3, 1985 at Tavern on the Green September 3, 1985     Beautiful garden in Riverside Park     NYC...

Monty Boren     © 7 Feb 01    7am    Wedns     Study I talked at length with Monty this morning, about the old days and about now.  I...

Feb 8 01 Thurs Study Listening to wind chimes   Centering in solitude   to keep focus   to keep aware   to keep balance Quote from Zen...