What Family Leaves Us
December 8, 2018
My grandmother is long gone. My mother is now too. My dad remains – and I know I shall miss him terribly whenever he too is gone. … More What Family Leaves Us
Category: Frontiers
“Who Do You Think You Are?”
October 17, 2018
What nationality would you be if you could not be what you are? Do you ever *think* you’d like to be someone else, and from somewhere else? … More “Who Do You Think You Are?”
Memoirs Of A Life And Writings
July 27, 2018
Georgian English writers, and their American counterparts, loved to use elongated, and complicated, often windy, paragraphs, and had a habit, of employing commas, all over the place. … More Memoirs Of A Life And Writings
An Unvisited Subcontinent
September 29, 2017
I find myself increasingly wanting eventually to write something that includes India. What I consider a major hurdle, however, is I have never been there. … More An Unvisited Subcontinent
That First Day Of Classes
August 31, 2017
Following on from yesterday’s post (on the short story I’m writing, Conventions, and Amazon’s samples), I thought I would link to Amazon Kindle samples of my earlier novels as well. Doing so makes sense. After all, these are where it all began for me. If you are a new follower, I know I have not … More That First Day Of Classes
Stars On Amazon
August 18, 2017
I have been away from here for a few days, I know. I’m working on that short story. If I’m “missing” for a time, I’m usually found perhaps briefly over on Instagram, reminding you I’m still among the living. I was surprised to see this yesterday. Also, I don’t normally mention book reviews here. However, … More Stars On Amazon
New Friends From “The East,” c. 1994
December 16, 2016
The other day we watched Steven Spielberg’s 2015 film, Bridge of Spies. You may know it stars Tom Hanks, playing the idealistic American he can portray so well. The film also well-conveys the tenor of its times – the espionage, mistrust, and especially pain, suffering, and even brutality, in a Germany divided between non-communist West … More New Friends From “The East,” c. 1994
Around The Thanksgiving Table
November 24, 2016
Last I read, there are an estimated 250,000 (non-military) Americans living here in the United Kingdom, about 100,000 of whom are in London. There have always been Americans here, though. What has changed in recent decades, obviously, is the new immediacy of media – especially, now, social media. Probably due to all that is now … More Around The Thanksgiving Table
“Dear Charlotte”
November 9, 2016
My 19 year old niece is at Queen’s University in Belfast, Northern Ireland. She would like to write LETTERS! Younger people these days… I posted that to Instagram yesterday as I began it (and I have since moved on somewhat). Why? Because it dawned on me that it’s hilarious.
R. J. Nello 