Author Archives: rdavies

Was re-reading the delightful, charming Where Nests the Water Hen and chatting with a friend about it so put this together for him and now the blog. (her 2nd, 1950 novel which is based on her teaching experiences in remote … Continue reading →

is the only one you need to read in order to understand how the Republican Party has operated the past 60 years and how its values changed, leading to the election of Donald Trump. Stevens spares no punches and takes … Continue reading →

was Fri., Aug. 28, 2020. Well-worth looking up online. As powerful and memorable a speech as MKL’s in 1963. “Call their names”. “No justice. No peace.” It’s all there–the call for the freedom and reforms so long denied to U.S. … Continue reading →

A windy Saturday, Peggy’s Cove, with first writing-partner Glen Kirkland. One of many good- times-provincial trips we made on the publishers’ dimes. We also visited and presented in Newfoundland, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia from 1980 to … Continue reading →

For the first Fringe show I co-wrote: 60 Minutes Live from Loon River!

The main battle for the present and future has to do with the survival of truth, facts, empirical evidence, and history. In the U.S. right now, Trump, at over 20,000 lies, continues to wage war on truth, pressuring the CDC … Continue reading →

This 1994 movie cleaned up at the AAs that year winning Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Tom Hanks) and three other awards. The idea of merging filmed actors with documentary footage had actually been first done a decade before … Continue reading →

@ my daughter’s. She and her companion make the best margaritas! Good to the last frozen drop.