Details, details. Essay. 1000 words, 5-minute read. Image: https://www.dla.mil/About-DLA/News/News-Article-View/Article/1404556/replenishment-at-sea-aboard-uss-san-diego/ Lies and Logistics By Ray Tabler I saw a post online about how the US Navy manages resupply of ships, while at sea. There’s a lot of high-tech, specialized equipment involved. Fuel hoses, pallets zip-lined from ship to ship and slung…
Month: November 2025
Audible Adventures
Great Horny toads! Essay. 700 words, 4-minute read. Audible Adventures By Ray Tabler Recently, inspiration of questionable quality struck, and I promptly posted a question on a FaceBook group (The Writer Dojo). I asked group members (many of whom are reported to be writers) to suggest what fictional character(s)…
Chasing Rainbows
Tally ho! Essay. 900 words, 5-minute read. Chasing Rainbows By Ray Tabler Recently, I was at an author’s event at a local library. About 20 local writers were there, displaying their works and meeting fans. There was a festive atmosphere, with authors visiting other tables during lulls in traffic. The…
Everyone’s a Critic
Fiction. 100 words, 1-minute read. Image: https://share.google/images/0SAkpJ9FDX6R0rbf1 This one popped into my head, fully formed. Thought I’d share. Everyone’s a Critic By Ray Tabler Death perched on a windowsill, watching the writer pecking away on his keyboard with agonizing slowness. This was taking too long. A long list of souls…