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Poets and Painters in the Garden of Drunkenness [by Michael Fontaine]
This is post #3 in the series. Click here for part one and here for part two. Pro tip: click on any picture in this series to find out more about it. Fun…
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“Tarascon” [by Susan Gunter]
Susan E. Gunter is a professor, Henry James scholar, poet, and watercolor artist. She began painting eight years ago, working from her own photographs and using just three colors: Windsor blue, alizarin crimson, and…
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“Feeling A Snack Coming On” [by Jim Cummins]
Maybe the best thing to compare it toWould be the old cowboy-and-Indian moviesWe used to endure on Friday night TVOr Saturday matinees, before Psycho hit.Indians whooping and chasing stagecoaches;A strong-but-vulnerable woman holding a rifle,Her…
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The Dos and Don’ts of Social Drinking [by Michael Fontaine]
Social drinking can be a lot of fun. It can also be a major source of stress and anxiety, and a gateway to problem drinking. Not good. As I mentioned in my first post,…
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“More Coffee” [by Peter Ferry]
"Someone should be writing about all of this,” she said. “I bet a lot of people are.” “Are you?” “Not yet.” “Too close to the trees?” “Something like that. Maybe I’ll try today.” “Coffee?”…
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We Have Sex Education. Should We Teach Drinking Education, Too? [By Michael Fontaine]
It sounds heretical to even ask, doesn't it? In this world of ours, though, we’ve grudgingly come to admit that a few things that seem instinctive, really should be taught. Sex is one. Driving…
