Home Page> NEW stuff Page> Writing Content Page> Guest Artists Page> New Writing Stuff I just noticed that we’ve topped one thousand archived essays. I guess that rates a “Gah-lee.” John W. Pinkerton
 Jay Brakefield’s essay this month is “Turn the Page” in which he recounts his unexpected retirement, the changes he made, and the folks he met. Say “Hi” to Jay at ellum1@aol.com and check out his books in the Bookstore.  Corky Cummings in “Election Year” casts a jaded eye on the 2020 Presidential campaign. Say “Hi” to Corky in California at ccummings7@cox.net.    Michael O’Brien’s essay this month is “Dreams Really Do Come True” which is Michael’s reflections on his own dreams. Check out Michael’s blog at http://mjobrien.com/blog/ and view more of his art at mjobrienart.com and Michael O’Brien and see his new art on the “New Art Stuff”page and see his books in the Bookstore and say “Howdy” to Michael at mjobrien@tamu.edu.   John Grant has made some revisions to his new book, Discovering the L.A. Art World and it is now available at Amazon. See a review of John’s book in Art and Cake magazine.  B ob Pankey’s book, Short Stories from the Neighborhood, a collection of stories by various folks from his home town, is currently available at Amazon. Say “howdy” to Bob at rbpankey1@gmail.com and check out his art on the New Art Page. Don’t forget aout Bob’s book, Short Stories from Texas and Beyond , at Amazon.  Wayne Edwards has five new humorous poems this month each related to rabbits...kinda: “Rabbits” tells how rabbits can multiply but not subtract; “Brussels the Bunny” is the story of a rabbit and how he got his name; “One Minor De-Tail” is the tale of how rabbits got their short tails; “Change” relates how a wife’s improvements of her husband were her downfall. Here’s one to whet your appetite. Rabbits 
I bought a pair of rabbits
‘Cause I thought it would be fun.
It was in about a month,
I discovered what I’d done. Well it made my father mad
And it caused my mom to cry.
Seems the rabbits that I bought
Sure knew how to multiply. If they are so good at math,
Which it looks to be a fact,
Why is it so impossible
To teach them to subtract? See Wayne’s books in the Bookstore and visit Wayne’s website at familypoet.com and say “Howdy” to him at wayne@familypoet.com.  David Carlton is still working away on the new collection of his poetry, so we just reached back into the past and picked up one. David has a new publisher for his book, Poetry of a Florida Cowboy, and will soon have a second book published, Reflections from my Youth, which is a collection of stories. Say “Howdy” to David at dcarlton@tamu.edu and see his website at http://www.cowboypoetry.com/davidcarlton.htm and view his book, Poetry of a Florida Cowboy, in the Bookstore. See David’s poetry at The Poetry of David Carlton. Night Rider   by David Carlton  The moon is up and the cattle rest As you slowly make the rounds The only thing on a night riders mind Is the normal bedding sounds               The cattle are slowly chewing their cud As they lay upon the ground   You skirt the herd and sing real low As you slowly ride around   In the distance you hear a coyote sing His haunted crying song You hope he keeps a mile away As you slowly ride along   It doesn’t take much to make them run Once they’ve bedded down Just about anything out of place Can send them all to town  Bill Neinast, columnist for the Brenham Banner Press, has eight new essays for us: his essay, “Civics Lessons Needed,” contends that the federal Democrats need to go back to school for some civics lessons; in “The Cat Fight,” Bill compares a recent Democrat presidential debate to a cat fight; “From Sears to Amazon” is Bill’ history lesson on American merchandizing; in
“Self-Funded...Not So Much” presents a history lesson on Social Security and why Bernie Sanders’ proposals are unworkable; his essay, “Panic...Really?,” is Bill’s comparison of Bernie Sanders to Rip Van Winkle; in “The Pandemic and the Economy,” Bill questions whether the extreme measures in the face of the current virus are worth the cost to our economy; “The Pandemic and World War II” is Bill’s comparison of the way in which the nation is reacting to a universal threat today compared to the way we reacted to WWII; in
“COVID-19 and Future Wars,” Bill sees diseases as a possible weapon in the future. Tell Bill you appreciate him and his writing at neins1@aol.com.  I have four new essays this month: “Javelina Yawns” is an expression of my surprise that a pig can make me yawn; “Too Dumb to Know” provides scientific varification of what many of us have suspected all along; “Well Done, You Arrogant Bastards” settles the questions surrounding the JFK assacination; and “Inez, Buck, and the Whoop” is a salute to my neighbor, her brother, and his whoop. Would you believe it---I have a new book, Old Guy: I’m Still Here. My first book was titled Old Guy Has Final Word: It’s All about Me. I put that book together when I was extremely ill and suspected I probably wouldn’t be around long. Well, it turns out that I’m still here and have written over 300 essays. The selections in this book are just a few that I really like. There is no rhyme or reason for the ones I’ve chosen. They’re a little like the famous box of chocolates: you never know what you’re going to get. I hope ya’ll enjoy them. By the way, my good friend, John Grant, provided the cover art. Thanks, John. The book is available at Amazon. My book, Old Guy Has Final Word, is still available at Amazon I’ve added a Kindle version. My book has been picked up by Barnes and Noble. The book is a collection of essays suitable to be read by both young and old. 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