by Clifford James | Mar 25, 2025
Writer’s Rant March 16, 2025 Words of Wisdom “The wise man hath his thoughts in his head; the fool, on his tongue.” (Ivan Panin). I have never been very vocal and certainly not the first to speak. It’s just not in my nature. I learned through years of practical and...
by Clifford James | Mar 25, 2025
Writer’s Rant March 25, 2025 “Time to Go” So much commotion and noise surrounded him. Yet it was calm and serene. They were signs of life that now overshadowed the silence of the last three days. It had been quiet. Too quiet, except for a few overheard mournful...
by Clifford James | Mar 11, 2025
Writer’s Rant March 11, 2025 Why Haven’t You Purchased My Book? By now, you must know that I wrote a book titled RUNNING SHOES. Soft cover copies are available on the Amazon and Barnes and Noble websites, and on Kindle in e-book format. But it appears that either you...
by Clifford James | Mar 4, 2025
Writer’s Rant March 3, 2025 The Ocean I was not born or raised near any beaches. The closest beach was at Allegheny State Park /Red House Lake. I think they must have hauled the sand in to make it a beach. The closest sea was actually a lake, Lake Erie. Back...
by Clifford James | Mar 3, 2025
Writer’s Rant February 20, 2025 The Snake I have been in a few car accidents. Amazingly, none were during my college years (which remain a blur) and none were in “The Snake.” But before I tell you about “The Snake”, let’s talk about...
by Clifford James | Feb 12, 2025
Writer’s Rant February 12, 2025 …Divided We Fall. This phrase was first coined on July 7, 1768 by founding father John Dickinson in his pre-Revolutionary war song titled: “The Liberty Song”. In the song, he wrote “Then join hand in hand,...
by Clifford James | Jan 25, 2025
Writer’s Rant January 25, 2025 “What’s In the Box?” I am a fan of Art Bell. If you are not familiar with the name, Art Bell was a prominent American broadcaster and author, born on June 17, 1945, in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. He was best...
by Clifford James | Jan 13, 2025
Writer’s Rant Jan. 12, 2025 “I’m Not As Young As I Used To Be” Congratulations! You’ve made it. Another year has come and gone and you’re still on this planet. That’s the good news. But the bad news is, another year has come...
by Clifford James | Jan 13, 2025
Writer’s Rant Dec. 31, 2024 “Pardon Me…” To all my faithful readers and followers, I apologize for my absence, even if you haven’t missed me. But I am back and hope to be inspired to write again with the coming of a new year. I...
by Clifford James | Jan 13, 2025
Writer’s Rant Nov. 6, 2024 “Fools Rush In….. ….. where angels fear to tread” . What better time to explore this quotation by Alexander Pope than during this election season. Things haven’t changed much since 1709 when he first...
