Category: Short Story

  • Plagues I Have Known

    This month of quarantine has me remembering my past, particularly the mid 80’s when cancer was becoming a household name. In 1955 Rachel Carson signaled the first warnings that the chemicals we were introducing to the environment could cause cancer. Today Americans are exposed to roughly 80,000 chemicals on a daily basis, and 10 million…

  • The Unexpected Shot

    Did you manage to find any interesting B&W negatives? Actually, I did find a few. This one photoshoot, in particular, stands out in my mind, and I’ve always wanted to scan the negatives digitally and see what it looks like today. What you see here is taken from the proof sheet. I remember it all…

  • New Book Release

    Lifting The Veil ~ Human Nature is about all the wonderful drama and messy bits that make us human. It is a unique work of art created by writer and Photo Artist, Delia Quigley. With songs, poems, and stories, Quigley takes you on a journey from 1968 to the present. Delia’s photo art highlights her…

  • The Brooch

    I was ten, almost eleven Free as a young bird I walked down alleyways alone Rode motorcycle samlors racing my brothers home My father was the Chief of Staff, US Army JUSMAG It was 1961 Bangkok, Thailand A child’s Disney world I remember water canals Gekkos Water snakes Buffaloes Talking mynah birds Leaping off roofs…

  • What She Really Wants
  • I’ve been wanting to buy an RV rig to travel around the country teaching workshops and promoting my books. To that end, I’ve looked at all shapes and sizes of vehicle from old, vintage thirty-two foot RV’s to customized travel vans with enough room to sleep, cook and take my dog and cat along for…