Editor’s Note: DeMille was relieved this morning. Splash had submitted one of his “Winds of Change” pieces for publication in which he claimed to find a link between the astonishing landscape of today, how it came about, and where the extraordinary transformation of good ‘ole America is likely to go in the coming new year: […]

South Carolina Overnight Train Scene Editor’s Note: We were going to run this tomorrow, but some inspired responses prompt an early go. – Vic Author’s Note: As promised earlier, here’s an installment of photos from and thoughts on our December journey out of CovidLand to, from as well as during our Big Apple stay. Have […]

Editor’s Note: Marlow mined some marvelous territory the other day. It stirred hm to look through some recollective writings from not-so-long-ago in his series “Life and Island Times.” The thoughts he shares are common to those Boomers tipping over into unknown territory. It is a strange land, isn’t it? – Vic Author’s Note: Here is […]

Editor’s Note: This is a marvelous muse on the measure of a Boomer’s journey through time, space and emotion. – Vic Marlow Note: Dear Reader, During the plague, I penned various dark pieces that hid in the dust bunny filled corners of my Draft email folder. As our country was on the cusp of exiting […]

As in previous years, the just past Veterans Day week saw this year’s cresting of TYFYS expressions. You know, the Thank you for your service ones. Most speakers, I am sure, say it with sincerity, since they are patriotic folks who want to express a sentiment of gratitude. But they’re not saying it for me, […]

We have been feeding a neighborhood cat who was our dear departed neighbor-and-friend’s main pet. Pittypat misses him as much as we do. A newly-installed late last year backyard gate lock prevented us from our nightly feeding and watering visits to this cat’s bowls on the back porch. So, we slowly enticed this truly independent […]

Editor’s Note: Marlow hits head on a subject something the rest of the Writer’s Section at Socotra House has tried to dance around. We are all products of the agglomeration of our collective pasts. Like Marlow, most of us had professional lives that were ordered in tempo with the Defense Condition of the moment. Splash […]

Editor’s Note: Marlow is on the hunt this morning. Arrias had some observations on the Navy’s failures of leadership. Vic contributed some thoughts on the Winds of Change series. Marlow goes for the gusto in this chapter of his Coastal Empire amid the reports of a nation in transformation. And the generational change that enables […]

Editor’s Note: Marlow expresses the mood at the Loading Dock today in more eloquent terms. It is not just something as abstract as “truth.” It is about the torrent in which we attempt to swim in this world. – Vic Marlow’s Note: The time has come to cross some: thin lines I remember my folks […]

Editor’s Note: Election Day in the Piedmont under light chill rain and gray sky. We will see how this goes. Our Handy-guy, a Bolivian by birth, is now a U.S. Citizen. He said he was going to go vote today during some routine Tuesday business. I have already done my civic duty. Do yours, if […]