February, 2014

Going for the Gold

February 20, 2014By ericCurrent Writing, Random Thoughts5 Comments

I was honored to have an excerpt from my book Life at 12 College Road published on Boomercafe.com, the digital magazine for baby boomers with active lifestyles and youthful spirits. With the 2014 Olympics winding down, we love this excerpt called Going for the […]

In silence we can sometimes find those memories that have eluded us

February 2, 2014By ericCurrent Writing, Poetry2 Comments

My voice is silent now,
Retreating within myself,
Groping, grasping, for fleeting
Memories to transplant in time…

TO HALVE AND HALVE NOT

The spread laid out on the breakfast room table looked the same on almost any given Saturday morning. A platter of sliced red ripe tomatoes and Bermuda onions, a brick of butter, and Philadelphia brand cream cheese (nothing whipped on […]

Brownie

When my parents brought home the family’s new RCA Victor black-and-white television set, they made it clear that it was not to be the center of attention, and as such, it would not be in the living room. That room was for reading the Sunday paper or a good book, entertaining company, and watching the flames flicker in the large brick fireplace.

It’s time to think about Trout Season 2021

Well, it’s that time of year once again. Trout season in rivers and streams will open on April 1st in New York, Massachusetts and Maine, April 10th in Rhode Island, Vermont and Connecticut, and April 27th in New Hampshire for trout ponds rivers and streams.

Forty-Four Years and the Friendship Continues

Forty-four years. In this mobile and fast-paced world, that’s a long time for two, now baby boomers, to be friends. But the friendship between us, that is Ellery (Rick) Miller and Eric (Rick) Mondschein is alive and well. In fact, […]