Mike Nelson

The room felt small and cramped, insufficient to hold the tidal emotions that were swirling within. It was too warm, the air too humid. Sweat had collected in my crotch and armpits, and caused my ass to stick to my underwear when […]

First my apologies. I have not written anything in this blog for quite some time. I’ve been writing the new book and have only just now finished. When I get involved with things like this my focus tends to wander all over […]

Fishing ain’t fishing When I was a boy, my father would occasionally take me fishing. He was not prone to company at most times, preferring the solitude of self-reflection and the comfort of his own agreeable opinions. To be included in his […]

Two years ago, I got the surprise of my life. I also got a quadruple bypass. Both events were traumatic and required that I retire after thirty-eight years of family practice. Both of these events fostered significant adjustments, to my lifestyle, and […]

I’ve been thinking recently about the concept of ‘Trial and Tribulation’, and what it means to the people of the United States. Every American alive today has been raised with the idea that we are the ‘greatest nation’. It has been drilled […]

A very long time ago, I worked as a machinist in a large manufacturing facility. We usually worked five, ten-hour days. The lathes, drills, saws and presses ran non-stop spewing hot cutting oil into the air for us to breathe, and the […]