The View from Splinter Cottage

everyday is a short story by h. scott heist

The River, the bridge, the fisherman, the fish, and the blonde lady in the loud car with the top down and the inevitable fuss of 1904.

In Spring the sun gets hot. The shad run the Delaware and the fisherman, sports cars and the flowers come out. The order isn’t carved in stone.

In the evening sun, a young lady wearing a cloth World War 1 aviators flying cap with long blond hair trailing behind, drove an MG TD, its paint faded brown and probably dating from its manufacture in the early ’50’S , across the bridge proving nothing particular other than life goes on splendidly both on old rivers and old river’s bridges.

The virtual world wide table: Ahmad’s Tea

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