Thanks to all who have bought my book! And to the one kind soul who left me a five star review. It is still live on amazon, and will come up if you search for “Evelyn Jervey Willburn” or “Right as Rain: Musings, recollections” I will get back to posting regularly on here, I totally […]
At long last. . .
My book is live on Amazon! Here is the link Right as Rain: Musings, recollections, and flights of fancy from deep in the Alaskan Rain Forest: Willburn, Evelyn Jervey: 9798852781727: Amazon.com: Books Whew!
First time for everything. . .times two
I am entering uncharted waters in two areas of my life. Mad venture #1: I am publishing a book! The odds are good that you already know that. I have ordered two proofs of said book from amazon, one with “premium color” and the other with “standard color.” The two copies have been printed and […]
Taking a deep breath. . .
My friends, my book is almost ready to launch! Here is the cover I have designed. I would love to hear your thoughts and suggestions regarding it.
The Razor’s Edge: Part the Second
“I’m sorry, ma’am,” said the youthful, not-at-all-sorry, voice on the phone. “The plane has already left, and the pilot can’t just come back and get you. We filed our flight plan with the FAA and we have to follow it. Those are the rules.” There I sat, in the school library in Tiny Town, Alaska, […]
Searching for Dark Skies: Guest blog by Laura J. Graham
For many years I served as volunteer co-leader of the International Dark-Sky Association. I remember certain conversations in my fight against light pollution, some less positive than others. My very first request for help, after my name was up on the IDA’s website, came from a concerned citizen in Virginia Beach. A new hotel was […]
The Warring of the Green
Perimeter check. Armed with only my gloves, a pair of pruners, and my tiny chainsaw, I set out to search my yard for plants that don’t play fair. Of which there are several. If I were to conduct a contest for the Plant-that-is-the-Biggest-Pain-in-the-Neck, the following, I believe, would be the winners. I will include photographic […]
Update on “the cat came back”
My friends, I snuck in and made a few updates to yesterday’s post. I realized that I had let slide a perfectly good opportunity to reference Edgar Allen Poe, and I simply couldn’t let that stand. I mean, I couldn’t, could I?
And the cat came back!
One does worry so about one’s fur babies. Perhaps if I had more cats, I would fret less about the one, but I doubt it. Anyway, my dear Abner (Abilene, Kansas for short) didn’t come in last night. He has been a little bit unsettled lately by the firecrackers going off in the neighborhood, and […]
The Dive
Chapter Twelve in “Decades with the Squad,” by my late father, William Palmer Jervey, Jr. An evident factor in this tragic episode is the emotional burden placed upon the rescuer when you must tend a patient who is somehow close to you. In this instance said burden was quite weighty due to the long-standing and […]