Ronald D. Giles

Blue Laws have been on the books since Puritan Days in New England, probably starting out as a way of enforcing the commandment to keep the ...

In the agony of re-reading my words for the umpteenth time, I kept questioning this word or that punctuation or that phrase. But finally aft...

From "The Writer's Almanac" Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind by William Shakespeare Blow, blow, thou winter wind, Thou art not so ...

Anticipating the mundane, Monday task of taking out the garbage, I went outside the garage on a lazy-late Sunday afternoon. The moisture-hea...

I will stay awake tonight. I Will stay awake tonight. I'm going to do my best to be awake one more time to hear ... Should old acqu...

"Twas the night before Christmas when all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse." This poem (full vers...

Ever wonder what a Carol is? Or what "Nowell" ("Noel") means? Or what many people think is the most often piece of music...

By the time Christmas rolls around, will it be anti-climactic? Will it be just another day of "Ho,Ho,Ho" and Burl Ives singing ...

December 1, 1977 -- the launch of QUBE, the first interactive TV experiment in Columbus, Ohio, by Warner Cable. -- and I was there, 33 years...

On the Friday after Thanksgiving each year, we have a Wine tasting. We also invite to the table the Grand Children and non-wine drinking adu...

Dear Readers: Thank you for your many and varied responses. Yesterday my mailbox was replete with emails, Facebook notes and comments rangi...

Despite my best efforts to avoid doing so, I have decided to write my own back cover copy. I know what you must be thinking -- Ron, you are ...

I began writing this novel of historic fiction in September of 2009. Writing mostly every day, the writing was finished in April. Then I beg...

I took my four year old grand daughter to her soccer game this weekend. She lives in an affluent area where the parking lot was crammed ful...

Yes, birthdays -- mine. My father-in-law used to say that if he knew he would live this long, he would have taken better care of himself. ...

I leave this to the Dear Reader to decide for themseves if they agree or not. From www.phyliss-chesler.com . The writer is a retired profes...

This is from Michelle Malkin's Blog. It is her writing in her voice. In a different day and age, Jeff Hart would be the most famous Amer...

Yesterday for breakfast, I had a red rome apple on my way quickly out the door to get to church in time for choir rehearsal. While the apple...

The third book is almost finished with the re-edit and the publisher is waiting to begin the process. It will take three to six months to co...

In the past two years, wild turkeys have appeared in our back yard. The largest clutch was a tom with four hens. Wild Turkeys are large bird...