Behind the Grindstone

The old man settin’ there on the porchHis hair and mustache whiteThe young man with a pencil and padLookin’ for a story to write He said he’d come from way back eastIn that brand new automobileThe...

Well, we are comin’ up on the day that has made November famous. Thanksgiving. A day set aside, as the name implies, for givin’ thanks. We all have somethin’ to be thankful for, either things we ha...

It seems in today’s world no one wants to pull their own weight or haul their own freight. Instead of draggin’ their own wagon they hitch their team to the wagon that’s movin’ fastest. Right now th...

Well, here we go again. In the midst of having to change the offensive names of school mascots, logos, mountains, towns, creeks and the list goes on and on we now are at risk of contacting another ...

Jake was an old-time cowboy. A through back from the olden days. They say he was the best bronc peeler for miles around. The rougher they were the better he liked it and he could ride them all. But...

It seems our Climate Change Crisis may be itself facing a crisis. The headlines read “New Message to Aliens will Reflect an Earth in Danger of Climate Crisis.” It seems a group of scientists, socio...

Here on the prairie in what I reckon is known as rural America, where day to day decisions are made affecting life and livelihood based on common sense, it seems much of society has gone insane. I ...

Covid. That’s about all you hear about in the news. ‘Ole Cheryl and I are just coming out of our run in with it and are thankful to have made it through. There are many who haven’t been as fortunat...

The bunkhouse was full‘Cause the trail was snowed inThings were right tenseAnd patience ran thin A couple of fist fightsHad broke out that nightThe boys were all edgyAll wantin’ to fight ‘Cause i...

He was old and he was scrawnyHis beard was turnin’ grayFew there were who would listenTo what Pops had to say Mostly they made fun of himOld fashioned some had saidOthers said he’s locoA little to...

I didn’t realize the extent of the isolated lifestyle we were livin’ here on the prairie until they issued the shelter in place rule and our basic day to day lives never changed.