J.D. Crosby

I don’t know if you know this, but I have two sisters named Susan.  One of them lives way out West, and the other one lives right down the road a piece. She is actually my wife’s sister, but I consider her mine as well.   She is the one who took such good care of my wife and […]

You know, with this one, well, you’re probably going to think I’ve either wacked this one out of the ballpark, or I’m just plain wacky, period.  But I was thinking The Other Day…, I wish I could give good “Dogface” like my pet, Varian. You know what I’m talking about, don’t you?  Your pet probably does the same thing

I had a small adventure, The Other Day…, and you won’t believe the ending of this situation. I lived through it, and I still can’t believe how it turned out.  All I can tell you while sitting here writing this is that I have finally brought closure, of sorts, to a situation that I didn’t think,

I have shared a lot on this page with you all.  Things about my life, my family,  my work, my writing, and my retirement. But, today, I want to offer something else.  I am a proud grandfather.  I have two grandchildren, a granddaughter and a grandson.  I have always said that I learn the most

I had a meeting with my illustrator The Other Day…, and I was asked to meet her at “The Joe” in Fairmont, West Virginia.  “The Joe” is located in the downtown area of Fairmont, near the post office.  You park your car, walk maybe 200 feet from the parking lot, and you will find the door to

So, I’m sitting in my writer’s chair, and up pops the song “Twenty-Five,” written and performed by Dami D & Snyd.  I thought to myself, I need to revisit that song and the former student of mine who created that song.  Therefore, The Other Day…, I pulled up the song and placed it on constant repeat so that I

It’s a rainy Monday as I start this The Other Day…for April 20th, 2022.  I have to tell you, every time I write one of these for my daughter’s death day and it rains, I can’t help but think it’s the universe telling all parents who have lost children before their time, “We feel your pain

I am not going to win very many awards with a local sandwich restaurant any time soon after I wrote this one.  However, something happened to me that I just have to tell you about, or else I am going to burst.  Before I start, I am going to let you in on a little secret about