New essay - "Groceries"

What can possibly make the purchasing of food a little more interesting?  Maybe a small jar of caviar...

New essay - "Good Taste"

 The author's mother had a distinct sense of style in decor.

New essay - "A Home Away from Home"

The author remembers the 200-year-old farm in southern Maine that she spent summers on while growing up.

New short story - "Three Odd Travelers"

Slipstream/fantasy short work of fiction: Queen Elizabeth I and playwrights William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe take a talkative journey together to Paris by horse-drawn carriage, and are accosted by a threatening thief.

2 new essays published

Just had a short article, on the subject of the craft of writing for theatre, published in June by Unleash's Substack -- here it is:  https://www.unleashlit.com/p/writing-for-the-stage

Also, my long essay on the joys of cigarette smoking ("On Quitting the Habit") was published by The Courtship of Winds this month...since many folks used to (or still do) smoke pot, I assume they'll appreciate my description of why smokers smoke -- for relaxation, and for its meditative properties!  Here's the essay: https://www.thecourtshipofwinds.org/martha-patterson 

New "letter to a passerby" - "To a Young Woman of Consequence"

 The author writes a letter to an inquisitive, spiritual young woman she met while giving tours at a historic church.