The View from Splinter Cottage

everyday is a short story by h. scott heist

BROOM PATROL Spring House Farm: The Home Lassie … Came Home To

Posted on April 7, 2020

Brooms over shoulders, Jere,‚in slacks and sandals, leading her troop of one excitable 8 year old,‚sporting a world war 1 style campaign hat. The comical, intentionally farcical, military march is a clue. A remnant of a few of Jere’s earlier‚ contradictions on parade today.

The virtual world wide table: Ahmad’s Tea

Posted on January 4, 2016

Couple of years back I met Ahmad Arafat & Chris Tabet on the campus of College of Idaho when my friend Lorna Hunter once again hired me to do a visual essay. After 16 hours worth of airports I found myself wandering the campus hoping to get oriented. There is a lovely photograph of Ahmad in Holland with a handsome lady friend, at a cafe in comfort, a smile and.. Read More