23 April, 2026
“Show,” Don’t “Tell” – A One Shot Story
“Show, Don’t Tell” is common advice given to creative writing students in high schools, universities, and to writing students around the world. The adage is simple. Instead of w...
23 March, 2026
Farewell to a Friend – A One Shot Story
A recent spring vacation in Europe with our daughter ended in sadness with the death, back home, of our beloved dog Milo at age 14. He had been gradually failing over the past m...
12 June, 2025
A Horse of Five Gaits – One-Shot Story
Yes, in the above still from a short Fuji F31fd video, the rider is carrying a full stein of fine Icelandic beer! And she’s on a native Icelandic Horse. Reputedly, the pur...
3 May, 2025
On Grief and Capturing Memories
Photographs are the closest thing we have to permanent memories. Alternatively, photographs capture a the details of light that can’t change due to age, context or existen...
21 May, 2024
The Cat and His Boy – A One Shot Story
Michifu is our friend and member of the family. He’s a Tom Cat of about 20 months of age so not fully grown yet. He comes and goes as he pleases, spending a lot of time ou...
30 August, 2023
A Pheasant Surprise (a One Shot Story)
This past spring I was in my study one day, desperately trying to bring a little cosmos to the prevailing chaos on my CD shelves. My study is situated to the rear of our house ...
16 January, 2020
Shooting Black & White Film at the Zoo – by Christian Schroeder
I have found a new thrill: photographing animals at the Hanover Zoo, my local menagerie.Well, what is it about then? Taking pictures of animals differs from taking pictures of h...