Author Archives: magn8717

July 2020 has been remarkable for many reasons: the continuation of working from home due to Covid, a bear visiting my elderly Dad’s back yard, and comet Neowise appearing in the summer night sky. But tragically, July 2020 is most … Continue reading →

I first met Bad Bear years ago. Back then, my wife’s family had an old farmhouse up in Vermont. The house was situated on an old dirt road in the heart of a National Forest. We didn’t realize it at … Continue reading →

  night thunder echoes waking us in still darkness flashes light the room   copyright 2020 Christopher Donahue

I couldn’t sleep last night. It was 3 AM. After some tossing and turning I decided to get up and maybe read a book. Putting on my bathrobe, I relocated to an overstuffed chair in the darkened sun-room. Moonlight streamed … Continue reading →

Monday dawns cool and cloudy in suburban Boston. It is 8 AM, and instead of commuting to work, I am sitting in an over-stuffed easy chair, sipping coffee. I’m also watching Quiet Rustle and Felix, our two cats, meander about … Continue reading →

Years ago, I was in business for myself and I worked from home. People would ask me what it was like. Invariably, I would respond with this question: When was the last time you made Jell-O at work? And that … Continue reading →

Another haiku for April, National Poetry month, and the COVID-19 stay at home crisis…   pelting frigid rain inside again looking out April tests resolve   copyright 2020 Christopher Donahue  

A bit of doggerel for National Poetry Month!!!   we’ve known each other a long time my cats Quiet Rustle and Felix and me so I understand their wondering steady gaze when will I get out of the house and … Continue reading →

    despite the  virus we all try to live our lives how long they might be   copyright 2020 Christopher Donahue