The View from Splinter Cottage

everyday is a short story by h. scott heist

PerplexiTudes &QuizZicals: thoughts on the portrait & how it can talk back … a reconstructed conversation

A work in progress…… From a conversation with my friend Les Whitten, the journalist and novelist, before a student senior round table where we discussed the relevance of journalism in future and how the words are becoming fewer; visuals more prevalent. My thoughts were rather surprising to Les as I saw both as Compatible languages and the problems seem to be within the trade school understanding of opposing hierarchies … Read More

…a bit more Robert Dager & the short story of his WW2 Aussie hat from his Navy Tour … didn’t fit, the other …. sTORy

Long time passing. Robert just handed Chris his Aussie hat brought home from his service in WW2 … just like that … tuff Navy tour in the south pacific … always wore his Navy ID bracelet … thinking lots about the service and reason for that war these days.(Joe Crilley, Phil Powell, John Stage, Jere & Eric Knight) And related to Chis too. About 30 yrs back. S.