GRANNY’S LOST HER MARBLES

 

Granny was not feeling well one morning.

 

She did not have a sore throat.

 

She did not have a headache.

 

Granny did not have an upset tummy.

 

Something was unwell with Granny’s brain…

THE BATTLE FOR DUNG HILL

 

A harvest moon, bold and full, rose low above Dung Hill.

 

Two armies gathered, side by side, each ready for the kill.

 

Side right, a bunch a rag-tag loonies, led by Nerdy Turd,

 

Side left, the French Foreign Feces, uniformed in curd…

AN EAR IN PROVENCE

 Listening to the French

 

The author visits Arles and St-Remy, Provence, in search of Vincent van Gogh’s severed ear.

 

GONE BERSERK

 Runturing in Reykjavik

 

The word berserk is Iceland’s only contribution to the English language.

 

This book explains why.

MY SUMMER VACATION

 A Weekend in Jersey

 

For my summer vacation we went to Asbury Park, New Jersey…

 

(A visit to the shore unlike any you’ve seen.)