Curations from the Human Jungle
[The saga continues as Grace's backstory is revealed. Tomorrow, and on the next few Sundays, we will take a break from the Still Time story to present the other literary work to emerge from The parsonage recently, Silverbelle Sandy's magnificent cookbook/memoir "Sweet Dreams from The Parsonage!" SB SM] Cobb Salad The women meet on Monday... Continue Reading →
[Silverback Digest exclusive interview with the author: SD: Where did the inspiration for this novel come from? Stephen Morris: I'm not sure I would call it "inspiration."] The Cross Campus, 1987 Grafton College in South Deerfield, Massachusetts, is built around a large rectangular green bisected by two concrete sidewalks that connect the four corners. Where... Continue Reading →
[What else you going to do this morning? By the way, the buzz about my pants continues. Silverbelle Mary Jane, from the Arid Zone says "I haven’t been out of the house today, and I’m about 10 miles out of downtown, but there is some kind of ruckus going on down there so I’m guessing... Continue Reading →
[Ever try to garrotte a Silverback gorilla? You won't last long. Why do some crimes manage to instill fear in an entire society. The Unibomber comes to mind. And the Tylenol tampering? How about the guy who was shooting people at gas stations through the hole in his trunk? Anthrax, anyone? (And don't ask me... Continue Reading →
[As a self-style rock 'n roller, I've always been a little dismissive of Metal as a musical genre. Sure, it's loud and fast, and kinda fun, but other parts I just don't get-- the glam, the posturing. The reality show escaped me as well. But, time moves on, the children get over, and now even... Continue Reading →
[I'm still not sure of the proper term for a collection of Silverbacks Maybe an Awesome of Silverbacks or a Magnificance of Silverbacks or a Delectabilia of Silverbelles. SB SM] What do you call a group of jugglers, a bunch of painters, or a pack of city buses? The peculiar answers to those questions may... Continue Reading →
[You might call these butchered cliches, because they are frequently mis-used and abused. They are distinctly different from "Clixed-up Michés" which are brain farts of epic dimension. I am always on the lookout for new ones. SB SM] https://silverbackdigest.com/2021/04/28/word-play-clixed-up-miches/ 10 Common Cliches (Almost) Everyone Gets Wrong If mistaken words are used often enough, people start... Continue Reading →
[This is how things go these days. Trying to make the point that no one pays attention to me, or to the pants that i happen to be wearing, I post that I wish I had a dollar for every time I've heard someone say "Did you see those pants that Stephen Morris was wearing?... Continue Reading →
[Silverbelle Sandy turns 80 today. Need we say more? SB SM] https://silverbackdigest.com/2021/04/03/silverbelles-can-grow-giant-vegetables-too/
[Before we go out for the evening, my wife, Silverbelle Sandy, likes to check out my choice of outfit. Her inspection is punctuated by a terse comment: "Change your shirt ... I'm wearing blue," or "No, not those pants again," to which I respond "If I had a dollar for every time I've heard someone... Continue Reading →