Essays

Essays and NonfictionEssays and Nonfiction SHOWCASE

You’ll find a little bit of everything here to read online: personal essays, humor, travel,  and other nonfiction writings. These short works by our writers inform us and make us think or laugh about life. We hope you find them inspiring and entertaining.

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Ina Coolbrith: Poetry Reborn, Part II | Read More…
by Mick Storm

Ina Coolbrith: Poetry Reborn, Part I | Read More…
by Mick Storm

Rope Trick | Read More…
by Donna McCrohan Rosenthal

Words| Read More…
by Gerry Wisdom

Graduation and the ‘V’ Formation | Read More…
by fumi-tome ohta

Hope and Giddiness | Read More…
by fumi-tome ohta

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by Daniel Stallings

Celebrating American Cheese Month and Cheeseheads| Read More…
by Carole Wagener

My Grandfather’s Ten Commandments | Read More…
by Carole Wagener

Messy Drawers | Read More…
by Kathryn Atkins

Insights from the Cowboy Philosopher Will Rogers | Read More…
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Merging into the Solemn Procession | Read More…
by Patrick Strum

Haunted Southern California | Read More…
by Donna McCrohan Rosenthal

Whiling Away a Rainy Day in Paradise | Read More…
by Catherine Kitcho

A Snowstorm in the High Desert | Read More…
by Diane Duncan

Speaking of the Old West… | Read More…
by Donna McCrohan Rosenthal

The Edge of Extinction | Read More…
by Kim Steinhardt

E-Cabulary for The New Age | Read More…
by Kathryn Atkins

To Dream, Perchance to Return to the Before Time | Read More…
by Donna McCrohan Rosenthal

At My Best on Trains | Read More…
by Donna McCrohan Rosenthal

Jules Verne – Part II | Read More…
by  Michael Raff

Jules Verne – Part I| Read More…
by  Michael Raff

Learning When You Write | Read More…
by Jenny Margotta

Overcoming COVID’s Subtler Effects | Read More…
by Mike Apodaca

Driving in Mexico | Read More…
by Casey Wilson

Back in the Groove of Things | Read More…
by Daniel Stallings

Considering Sarcasm | Read More…
by Donna McCrohan Rosenthal

Star Trek Connection | Read More…
by Donna McCrohan Rosenthal

A Big Bus Named Desire | Read More…
by Donna McCrohan Rosenthal

Obit for an International Man of Distinction | Read More…
by Sue Andrews

Riffs on Covid | Read More…
by Kathryn Atkins

My Mask Wardrobe:  Covid-19 Pandemic Protocols | Read More…
by Kathryn Atkins

Alabama Hills, California – Desert Night Sky | Read More…
by Brad Karelius

Canceling Thursdays | Read More…
by Kathryn Atkins

Crossing Over into the Twilight Zone | Read More…
by John E Anderson

The Thrill of Running | Read More…
by John E Anderson

Valentine’s $$$ | Read More…
by Herby Williams

Miracle, Mystery, and Authority | Read More…
by Frederick R. Andresen

“Buzz” Covington – When He Talks, G.I. Joe Listens | Read More…
by Donna McCrohan Rosenthal

Party (or Club Meeting) Games for Writers | Read More…
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Driving in Mexico | Read More…
by Casey Wilson

Roads Not Taken | Read More…
by Diane Neil

The Sky’s No Limit | Read More…
by Donna McCrohan Rosenthal

Sail On! | Read More…
by Daniel Stallings

Escorting a Soviet Nuclear Missile Sub | Read More…
by Fredrick Gary Hareland

Native American Route 66| Read More…
by Donna McCrohan Rosenthal

Mojave Desert Skies: “My God. It’s Full of Stars!” | Read More…
by Fredrick Gary Hareland

Elbert Leander “Burt” Rutan | Read More…
by Fredrick Gary Hareland

Dr. William R. Haseltine | Read More…
by Elizabeth Babcock

Growing Pains | Read More…
by Daniel Stallings

Messy Drawers | Read More…
by Kathryn Atkins

Clutter | Read More…
by Kathryn Atkins

Olivia’s Age Six Memory| Read More…
by Linda Saholt

A Small Tragedy| Read More…
by Diane Neil

Taps and Tears| Read More…
by John Anderson

Step Back into Long Ago with Petroglyphs| Read More…
by Donna McCrohan Rosenthal

You Can Always Put A Piano On The Roof| Read More…
by Daniel Stallings

Not Quite Alone: Haunted Sites of Death Valley| Read More…
by Daniel Stallings

A Halloween Horror Story | Read More…
by Diane Neil

Danger Lurks Within My Reference Books Or ‘How to Become Lost Down the Rabbit Hole with Plenty of Tome on Your Hands’| Read More…
by Rusty LaGrange

Some Solicitations Are Not Scams| Read More…
by Casey Wilson

A Walk in the Sun: A True Tale of Survival| Read More…
by Donna McCrohan Rosenthal

It Was a Dark and Stormy Night| Read More…
by Anita I. Holmes

Hanging with Authors at Phoenix Comicon | Read More…
by Jenna Elizabeth Johnson

Blue Ain’t My Color | Read More…
by Diane Neil

Reading Improves Brain Health | Read More…
by Donna McCrohan Rosenthal