Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy River And from that moment on, and until the time that he left home to begin his own life away from his father, his summers would routinely include many visits to the river with his father and the hated fishing rod. By Ann Simpson River Ann Simpson The fish […]
Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy Gardening As a Salve in 1973 It was a difficult year in New Jersey, but the tomatoes and Brother Doug helped. By Russ Smith Fifty-two years ago I became an apprentice gardener, although perhaps lackey is more accurate. It was an odd job in a year of odd events.
Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy Three Poems Three short works about nature and people. You’ll be done with them in two shakes of a lamb’s tail. By John G. Stamos Bee Lines John G. Stamos A bee touches down, Then investigates and inspects The secret inner workings Of a flower. Is knowledge, of any
Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy Low Murmurs My newest original poem, “Low Murmurs,” published for the first time, here in The Renaissance Garden Guy. It’s a shorty. By John G. Stamos Low Murmurs John G. Stamos They whisper, sharing secrets dear, Or simply nod, or bow, And, as one, plied with earthen cheer, Honor
Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy End X Xenophobia Now! Millions of X users worldwide are cruising this social media giant’s algorithmic highways and byways while in the grip of an abject fear of what they don’t understand. And there’s an excellent chance that they don’t even realize it. Keep it right here for an
Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy Buffet “Buffet” is my original short story. It was originally part of a twelve-story manuscript intended for publication elsewhere. Screw it. Read it here first. By John G. Stamos Buffet John G. Stamos Jesus. How much can she put away? The woman sat with her back to Anderson, three
Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy What Happens in the Hayfield Stays in the Hayfield From a distance, a hayfield appears to be a rather placid place, until one takes a closer look into what’s really going on out there. What happens in the hayfield stays in the hayfield… until now. By Ann Simpson Hayfields
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Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy Our Sense of Direction The realization that my sense of direction is not all just a matter of north, south, east and west has been discombobulating. Is it just me? By Lisa Louis Our Sense of Direction Lisa Louis When we are very young, before language powerfully reshapes our
Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy Two Poems Here are two poems. Sort of free verse-ish, sort of prose-ish. I just wrote them now, and ran outside to grab a pic in the dark. So, two hastily written poems and one hastily snapped photo is my RGG contribution this evening. (Somebody ought to can me.)
Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy It’s Nice to Be Asked to Say a Few Words… It’s nice to be asked to “say a few words.” Whether those words are spoken live at a particular social event, or written in a printed quote, the idea that someone thinks your thoughts are important enough to be
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