Commas April 15, 2024 This is where I am four full days from my second April vacation as I prepare to take on the dystopian American political system… Continue Reading
A jolly Reader column about sociopaths and authors March 28, 2024 You can read it here: https://duluthreader.com/articles/2024/03/28/127769-not-your-usual-republican-the-book Continue Reading
Turn Turn Turn my latest in the Duluth Reader March 15, 2024 You can read it here: https://duluthreader.com/articles/2024/03/14/127622-turn-turn-turn Continue Reading
My snow sculptures as Waltzing Matilda from the Reader today February 1, 2024 First paragraph: ‘For better than 35 years I’ve made snow sculptures in my front yard in Duluth. I’m locally famous and can’t tell you… Continue Reading
Archie etc. my column in this weeks Reader January 25, 2024 Pat Oliphant’s depiction of Young Republicans, strings and all, at Richard Nixon’s Miami coronation at the 1972 Republican Presidential Nominating Convention. 1972 Pt. 1… Continue Reading
Bandwidth January 18, 2024 Here’s something I haven’t posted for years. Its a snapshot of my blog stats for January of this year. When they first became available… Continue Reading
19 pages with a little editing and tweaking over another two hours. January 18, 2024 I’m in no hurry. One book a month would be superlative but this one might serve me for the next six months. Continue Reading
One of the thousands of cuts Donald Trump has not been able to inflict January 15, 2024 I haven’t read this New York Times story but I have no doubt what’s in it because Donald Trump spread America’s legs for every… Continue Reading
Pussygrabbers take over GOP January 15, 2024 What’s worse, being a pussygrabber or calling a pussygrabber a pussygrabber. That’s what I thought too so I’m calling the Republican kettle black. Last… Continue Reading
A Christmas Pageant Duluth Reader column January 2, 2024 One of Claudia Welty’s favorite children’s books You can read it here Continue Reading
Jesus was a Man (at least I think so) belated Reader post January 2, 2024 Mural painted by the agnostic Harry Welty in the education room of the church where Welty has sung in the Choir for the last… Continue Reading
Which is the Worst Death? Reader Column January 2, 2024 Visit to the Attic, 1992. Harry Welty’s first and only published book where he predicted that Donald Trump would be the future of the… Continue Reading
Peter and Mark January 2, 2024 This is one of four columns I never got around to linking to an this neglected blog until now. Three more to go The… Continue Reading
Frybread Tacos…..latest from the Reader November 22, 2023 I realized too late that the date of the hanging mentioned in the first paragraph was a year off but my request to change… Continue Reading
And my lastest Reader column November 19, 2023 I’ve submitted yet another one for Turkey Day on my summer trip to Washington DC and may have a couple more after that……along with… Continue Reading
The Fall of Lincoln – less jumbled than the Reader website November 10, 2023 The Fall of Lincoln 4th in a series on a trip To Washington DC. The stack of 10,000 Lincoln books found across the street… Continue Reading
Latest Reader Column – The Fall of Lincoln November 10, 2023 The stack of 10,000 Lincoln books found across the street from Ford’s Theater. Far below Welty peers up at the photographer. The Column begins:… Continue Reading
Capitol Tours October 26, 2023 This Reader column is listed as number three in a series. However for a little protection from accusations of being a racist I polished… Continue Reading