Musings from the Road

I have spent over a year now studying the craft of writing, practicing the craft, and submitting pieces to various literary publications. Two writing communities and two writing partners have enriched my retirement from a long career in public education. Much of what interests me is not jiving with the outside world lately, but I my writing wants a home. So this is it: Writing from the Back Porch and sometimes from the Road!

The Annual Trip to Escape Christmas

I don’t actually want to escape the birth of Jesus, just all the expectations that go with it. There is not better place to do that than Santa Fe, New Mexico. Sue Anne, known in my writing life as SAJ, is the best travel companion for me. She lets me do my thing, she loves to drive, she likes making airline reservations, she builds fires, she drives me through McDonald’s in the snow for a Diet Coke. This list is not exhaustive. A partner to my uncle for over 35 years, she is family.

We started out from her cozy home in Batesville, Arkansas, drove to Little Rock and took off for the magic land of northern New Mexico. Landing in Albuquerque, SAJ arranged our car, a nice Jeep crossover. Everything was going like clockwork and then…..she took a wrong turn (many side conversations to come about this, but not now) out of the parking lot, over many sharp spikes which promptly blew out all the tires.