In the world of words, one of my best-loved tribes is the diatribe.

Capitalism sounds good in theory but it just doesn't work.

In order to write a book, it is necessary to sit down (or stand up) and write. Therein lies the difficulty.

The night I filled an inside straight: Even a blind hog's gonna root up an acorn once in a while.

Nothing can excel a few days in jail for giving a young man or woman a quick education in the basis of industrial society.

Desert springtime, with flowers popping up all over the place, trees leafing out, streams gushing down from the mountains. Great time of year for hiking, camping, exploring, sleeping under the new moon and the old stars. At dawn and at evening we hear the coyotes howling with excitement—mating season.

I'm a humanist; I'd rather kill a man than a snake.