Skip to content

In Other Words …

H.W. FIELDING

  • Home
  • Welcome
  • Meet Your Host
  • Bubble Wrap
  • Living Here
  • On Writing
  • Outtakes & Bloopers

Tag: BIRDS

FICTION, HUMOR

The Old Man and the Seed

Reading Time: 6 minutes – HUMOR – The old man and his wife moved to the country from the suburbs. And the squirrels moved with them. Illustrated and inspired by true events. Continue reading The Old Man and the Seed

Howard FieldingNovember 15, 2020November 15, 2020Leave a comment
HUMOR

The Birds II

Reading Time: 3 minutes – HUMOR – We’ve learned what it’s like to live in a Hitchcock movie. No, not that one. This one. That’s me in the gray flannel suit, being chased by the barn swallows. Continue reading The Birds II

Howard FieldingJuly 10, 2020July 10, 2020Leave a comment
HUMOR, SHORT TAKES

The Return of Schrödinger’s Kitty

Reading Time: 2 minutes – HUMOR – Schroedinger’s kitten has returned to lead us through further thought experiments, this time more sophisticated. Continue reading The Return of Schrödinger’s Kitty

Howard FieldingDecember 22, 2019December 30, 20211 Comment
ON WRITING, SHORT TAKES

How d’ya you like them apples?

Reading Time: 2 minutes – ON WRITING – As we pick our words and our apples, we should remember that they can become so much more when they inspire others to be creative.  Continue reading How d’ya you like them apples?

Howard FieldingNovember 13, 2019December 30, 20211 Comment
HUMOR, ON WRITING, SHORT TAKES

On picking your own

Reading Time: 2 minutes – ON WRITING – Robert Frost tells of a weary farmer at the end of harvest. That farmer and this writer have a lot in common. Continue reading On picking your own

Howard FieldingOctober 13, 2019December 30, 20211 Comment
HUMOR, LIFE, SHORT TAKES

The Birds and the Bees

Reading Time: 2 minutes – HUMOR -We noticed, on our first tours of the house, the bird nests. “That’s great!” said I. “We love the birds.” Continue reading The Birds and the Bees

Howard FieldingMay 27, 2018December 30, 20212 Comments

Howard Fielding's "Living Here" column ran for 25 years in The Sunday Republican of Waterbury, Connecticut. Now retired, he's still living here, online. Join him to enjoy sunsets, short uplifting essays, works in progress, special surprises, and the occasional trip down Memory Lane.

  • FICTION (26)
  • HAPPINESS (114)
  • HISTORY (129)
  • HUMOR (78)
  • LIBERTY (27)
  • LIFE (120)
  • LIVING HERE (19)
  • ON WRITING (164)
  • REVIEWS (29)
  • RHETORIC REFEREE (14)
  • SHORT TAKES (197)

#FREELIVINGHERE (24) 1968 (6) 1970 (6) 1975 (7) 1976 (8) 1978 (19) 1979 (92) ALFRED FIELDING (9) ANIMAL HOUSE (11) BETELGEUSE NY (9) BUBBLE WRAP (33) BubbleWrapDay (7) CONFLICT (25) CONNECTICUT (82) CONTEXT (24) CULTURE (16) DARTMOUTH (32) DEBATES (7) ECONOMY (7) FAITH (43) FICTION (24) HE SAID SHE SAID (8) HISTORY CHANNEL (13) HOUDINI (29) HUMOR (26) JEFFERSON (8) JOURNAL (148) JOURNALISM (80) JOURNAL OPINION (9) KINDLE (7) LAKE CHAMPLAIN (21) LEROY ANDERSON (6) LINCOLN (12) LIVING HERE (12) MARC CHAVANNES (12) MARGERY (26) MEMORIAL DAY (9) NANOWRIMO (16) PHI TAU (8) PROCRASTINATION (23) READER'S DIGEST (9) REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN (7) SERENDIPITY (10) SHORT STORIES (9) STUDENT LAWYER (8) TRUMP (8) TV (46) TV GUIDE (15) TYPEWRITERS (23) VERMONT (13) WASHINGTON (14) WEEK IN REVIEW (49) WORD (7) WRITING (169)

  • June 2023
  • May 2023
  • April 2023
  • March 2023
  • February 2023
  • January 2023
  • December 2022
  • November 2022
  • October 2022
  • September 2022
  • August 2022
  • July 2022
  • June 2022
  • April 2022
  • March 2022
  • February 2022
  • January 2022
  • December 2021
  • August 2021
  • July 2021
  • June 2021
  • May 2021
  • April 2021
  • January 2021
  • November 2020
  • October 2020
  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • April 2020
  • March 2020
  • February 2020
  • January 2020
  • December 2019
  • November 2019
  • October 2019
  • September 2019
  • August 2019
  • December 2018
  • October 2018
  • June 2018
  • May 2018
  • April 2018


In Other Words ... by Howard Fielding is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. No commercial use. Republication or derivations of original fiction and copyrighted material prohibited. Original photos may be used with attribution. Copyright 2023 by HWFielding.

Blogroll

  • Civil Eyes 321 — J.M. Gifford's blog about civil public discourse.
  • Erin Covey Creative — wedding portfolios by my favorite portrait photogapher.
  • The Bee's Pajamas — Beverly Foster Seinberg’s "random stuff from an aging Aspie brain.”
  • The Thinkers' Club – I enjoy Shekhar Dasgupta's delightful and insightful essays on this collaborative site.
  • Wild About Harry — John Cox’s longstanding home to everything Houdini.

By clicking submit, you agree to share your email address with the site owner and Mailchimp to receive marketing, updates, and other emails from the site owner. Use the unsubscribe link in those emails to opt out at any time.

My Goodreads reviews

Exit mobile version