James D. Best

See anyone? Okay, get out of the car, but if anyone comes along, remember social distancing.

Charlie Jane Anders wrote a piece for io9 about How to Write Descriptive Passages Without Boring the Reader or Yourself . Her article inclu...

I'm not sure if book trailers sell books, but they seem to be the rage, so here is a new trailer for The Steve Dancy Tales. Comments wel...

Bisbee, Arizona celebrates the 4th of July in 1909 Arizona was the last contiguous state to join the Union. That probably should be rep...

Last night we arrived back in Arizona safe and sound. It was a great road trip through Nevada and none of us played a single slot machine....

There is nothing as invigorating as an early morning hike. Probably should have done one yesterday. Instead, we got off about mid-morning ...

Yesterday, I visited a high school friend I had not seen for at least thirty years. Before diverting north, the trip started through the...

We started the day with a visit to Genoa, which is situated just below the Sierras at the edge of the Carson Valley. (Everything in thi...

After a healthy breakfast, we took a morning walk in a residential area of Gardnerville. The air was brisk, sky clear, and the surroundi...

We left Beatty, Nevada fairly early in the morning yesterday and stopped for breakfast in Tonopah, Nevada. This was a nostalgic stop. A f...

We spent the first night of our road trip in Beatty, Nevada, the Gateway to Death Valley. Pretty area — in a desolate kind of way. When ...

We're about to drive to Garnerville, Nevada with friends. We'll stay with other friends who happen to be relatives. It looks lik...