Illustration by Rick Geary

Writing by Kihm Winship, gathered here and grateful for any pleasure it might bring to the reader. If you'd like an intro, it's down the page.

What's new? A bone to pick, Chess in Skaneateles, a piece about a dog named Bailey at Silver Bay, an ode to business travel.

Shortcuts to the blogs: Read, Seen, Heard, Art & Memory at St. James', Silver Bay and Post Office Postcards.

Updated August 20, 2008

 Skaneateles Travel Letters Memoirs
Moving (1998) England (1983) The Cemetery Letter
On the Shoulder (1998) Asilomar (1992) Basic Training -- Lackland AFB
The New Job (1998) To Live & Drive in L.A. (1994) Presidio of Monterey -- DLIWC (2002)
Synchronicity (1998) Los Angeles 2 (1994) Rolling Wheels (1981)
The Squirrel (1999) Japan (1995) The Elephant Letter (1988)
The President's Mistress (1999) The Mail Boat Letter (1996) The Hawk Letter (1988)
The Dump (1999) San Diego (1997) My Summer Vacation (1991)
The First Clinton Visit (1999) Seattle (1998) Letters to Susan (1978-1992)
Iridium from the Jetty (1999) Bus Ride to Buffalo (1998) Shoppingtown (1997)
The Land of Oz (1999) California (2001) Jesus and Levi (1998)
Mary Loney's Tomb (1999) California (2005) The Panting Hart (1998)
Walking on Water (2000) Italy (2006) My Father's Funeral (1998)
The Cow (2000)   Ontogeny (1999)
Two Encounters (2000) Miscellany Blueberry (2000)
Notes on the Dead (2000) Fragments (1973-79) The Nutcracker (2000)
Wild Animals (2000) Ry Cooder (1973) F.X. Matt (2001)
Presidential Visits (2000) Firesign Theatre (1974) Super Bowl Quandary (2001)
The First Mail Girl (2000) Suzi Quatro (1975) Use the Force (2001)
Earmarks (2000) The Art of Napping (1978) Goggles (2001)
Helen (2000) Claude Bolling (1982) Two Easters (2002)
Fun in Clumps (2000) "Letters" (1982) My 30th Anniversary (2002)
Keeping Time (2000) Ghost of Nancy Drew (1993) Happy Mother's Day (2002)
Electricity (2000) Dinosaur Top 9 Lists (1996) Temptation (2002)
Lucy the Goose (2000) Quotes on Life and Death Advertising (2002)
Bait (2000) Quotes on Play Garbage Men (2002)
Financial Aid (2001) Dickens in New York (2002)  Tonsils (2002)
Fried Food (2001) Pasta Sauce Recipe (2002) My Aunt Rhea (2002)
Yesterday (2001) Dead Pools in History (2003) A Fine Line (2002)
After the Deluge (2001) Hunter S. Thompson (2005) The Primper (2002)
Fashion (2001) Fairy Weddings (2005) How Far? (2002)
Jury Duty (2001) Advice (2005) Sarah (2003)
The Guy Who Walks (2001) Who to Believe (2005) The Fluffy Towel (2003)
Chester the Woodchuck (2001) Lying (2005) Bermuda (1977/2003)
Sailing (2001) Opportunity (2005) Demons and Angels (2003)
Blue Hawaii (Sheldon Dibble) (2001) Micah 3:5-12 (2005) Sunrise at Schraft's (2003)
Walking on West Lake (2001) Rough Play (2005) My Mom (2003)
Earthquake (2002) Bells (2005) Grandpa Braun (2003)
Austin Park (2002) The Adirondack Run (2006) On Broadway (2003)
Gentleman Charlie (2002) Balance (2007) The Conversation (2003)
Wildlife (2002) Eleonora Sears (2007) The Revenge of Esther (2003)
Nathan Kelsey Hall (2002) Haunted (2007) Harry Potter and the National Debt (2003)
Cold Summer of 1816 (2002) Possessions (2007) My Love Affair (2003)
Colors (2002)  Having a Wonderful Time - a novel Perspective (2003)
Joel Thayer (2002) Chapter 1 - 3 Faithful Reader of the Month (2003)
Soldiers and Sailors (2002) Chapter 4 - 6 Abominations (2003)
Polo (2002) Chapter 7 - 9 Haircuts (2003)
The Parrott Guns (2002) Chapter 10 -12 Mary Duncan (2003)
The Pleasures of Summer (2002) Chapter 13 - Epilogue Team Sports (2003)
To Proceed Faithfully (2002)   A Wise Man (2004)
WWJD (2003) Other Fiction Chris Zenowich (2004)
The Icing on the Lake (2003)  A Short Story (1978) My Beauty Regimen (2004)
Ben Porter (2003)  Dear Roland (1986) Cruelty (2004)
Amelia Earhart (2003) The Daddy Who Could Not Talk (1986) The Art Collection (2004)
Lafayette in Skaneateles (2003) Chris Zenowich and the Death Sofa (2004)
Air Mail in Skaneateles (2003)   Mentors (2004)
Poppies at Riddler's (2003) Kitchen Green (2004)
Loretta Turnbull (2003)  Beer & Brewing The Mix Master (2004)
William Marvin (2003) American Beer Stinks! (1975) My Religious Milestones (2004)
Laurie's Mammoth Sunflower (2003) H.L. Mencken, Homebrewer (1985) Dan's Clock (2004)
A Summer at Falcon Park (2003) Beer & Brewing in New York (1986) Travel (2004)
Upscale (2003) Draft Beer (1987) Adventures in Genealogy (2006)
Gully Road (2004) Holiday Beer Tradition (1987)  Zeno and the White Light (2004)
The Sherwood Inn (2004) The Coors Boycott (1987) Draft Dodger (2004)
Walking to Work (2004) Anheuser-Busch Tour (1987) The Great Race (2004)
Worm Syrup (2004) Clues to the Meaning of Beer (1987) Encouragement (2004)
 Parade (2004) Black Patent Malt (1987) Dorothy Reddington (2004)
 A Tribute (2004) Evolution of American Beer (1988) My Golf Story (2005)
 Cradle of Communism (2005) Japanese Dry Beers (1988) The Paper Route (2005)
 The Town of Skaneateles (2005) History of Hops (1990) Driver Education (2005)
 Skaneateles Living History (2005) Beer in Japan (1995) Spring (2005)
 Coal Mining in Skaneateles (2005) Red Beers (1995) My Grandfather's Funeral (1968/2005)
Elizabeth T. Porter Beach (2006) Middle Ages Brewing (1995) Zoloft (2005)
 William T. Vredenburgh (2006) Four Brewers (1996) Back in the Saddle (Philmont) (2005)
 West Lake Street (2007) Brewing Politics in N.Y. (1996) Dora Hatfield (2005)
 Libraries in Skaneateles (2007) Brewing Competitions (1996) An Evening at the Cinema (2005)
  Stephen Horton (2007) Michael Jackson Visits (1996) Shorts (2005)
Holworthy Hall (2007) Bottle Bats & Bat Bottles (1996) Party at the Penitentiary (2005)
Boom Boom Mex Mex (2007) Beer Cocktails & Blends (1996) Woodchucks (2005)
 Star Wars (2007) Fruit Beers (1997) Smell-O-Vision (2005)
 Jeannette Scott (2008) The AHA Brew-ha-ha (1997) Mrs. Fields (2005)
Chess in Skaneateles (2008) Origins of Abbey Ales (1997) Modest (2005)
  Brewer Bikers (1997) Monkeyshines (2005)
  Horses in Brewing History (1997) My New Old Glasses (2005)
  Beer in Luther's Germany (1997) Holiday Dinners (2005)
  Pierre Celis Visits (1997) My Mother's Kitchen (2005)
   Beer in the Movies (1998)  The Artist's Touch (2006)
   Drinking a Yard of Ale (1998)  My Old Flame (2006)
   Sam Adams Triple Bock (1998)  Harry (2006)
   Beer Styles (1999)  Slap Jack and Kick the Can (2006)
   History of Oktoberfest (2001)  Waltzing (2006)
   Revere Your Beer (2004)  Camp Becket (2006)
   Malt Liquor: A History (2004)  The Long Way Around (2006)
   Bibliography of Kihm's Beer Writing  Harry's Three Vacations (2006)
   A Footnote to My Beer Writing (2006)  Octogen and the Steamer (2006)
     The Dagger & the Rose (2006)
     The Year of Living Famously (2006)
     Home Delivery (2006)
     The Joy of Caring (2007)
     Larry McMurtry (2007)
     Murderer's Thumbs (2007)
     Clean (2007)
     Scars (2007)
     Asparagus (2008)
     In Harm's Way (2008)
     Facebook (2008)
    Romance of Business Travel (2008)
     A Bone to Pick (2008)
      Dog Stories
     Riding with the King (1979)
 Abbie    Stories from Dr. M. (2003)
 Abbie Stories (2002)  My Granddog (2003)
 More Abbie Stories (2003) How Smart I Am (2003)
 Soccer Camp (1997)  Scent (2003)
Letter from Ecuador (2002)  Hula (2003)
 Goo Goo Dolls (2003)  The Confidence Dog (2003)
Gus Winship, Ball Hunter (2003)
   On Barking (2003)
  7 Beds of Christmas (2003)
     The Leisure Class (2004)
  Collections  On Poop (2004)
  Lists  Post Offices (2003) The Coolest Dog (2004)
 Desert Island Library (2002)  Mail Boxes (2004)  On Patience (2004)
 Favorite Movies (2003) My Sumo Library (2004)  On the Links (2004)
 Silas Paine's Stone Tower (2004)  Gus as Poet: Night Walk (2004)
   Silver Bay Postcards (2004)  Gus in Love (2004)
     Gus Barks (2005)
     Boundaries (2006)
     Loyalty (2006)
     Labs (2007)
     Storms (2007)
     Gus in Crisis (2007)
     The Trade-in (2008)
     Bailey (2008)

More of an Intro

I have always loved to write letters. The computer enabled me to send the same letter to more than one person, and in 1997, I formalized the group nature of my letters with the salutation "Faithful Readers." I'd lost the personal nature of my correspondence, but found a way to share with more people. And it's a pleasure when others enjoy what comes of it.

If you'd like more of an "about the author" thing, here that is, too. For comments, visit "When Readers Write." I do welcome your comments at ggghostie@earthlink.net. Thank you for visiting.

"A bird does not sing because he has an answer. He sings because he has a song." -- Joan Walsh Anglund

"A lie is the worst thing in the world. Art is the ability to tell the truth, especially about oneself." -- Richard Pryor

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