Author: Rich Horner
A Brief History of Seven Killings
By Marlon James Genre: Historical Fiction / Crime Epic / Political Noir Category: The Ledger of Human Nature & The Visual Palette 📖 The Blueprint (No-Spoiler Synopsis) On December 3, 1976, just two days before a major peace concert organized to ease escalating gang and political warfare in Kingston, Jamaica, seven gunmen stormed the compound…
The Disappearers
By Marlon James Genre: Historical Fiction / Crime & Detective Fiction / Mystery Categories: The Ledger of Human Nature & The Visual Palette 📖 The Blueprint (No-Spoiler Synopsis) Stepping into the mid-twentieth century, The Disappearers marks a sharp stylistic evolution for Booker Prize–winning author Marlon James. Set in the late 1950s, the story centers on…
Early Morning
Nautical Twilight The kids and I were out before daylight this morning, and the calm Back Bay water and reflecting light was captivating — that deep blue stage of twilight with just a hint of gold on the velvety water. We returned after breakfast and had a completely different view. After sorting the images I…
Hummingbirds Galor
September 10, 2026 From Our Back Porch The hummingbirds are migrating back south, stopping over here on the Mississippi Gulf Coast to fuel up before crossing the Gulf of Mexico — and we have hummers galore. I think this is the most we’ve had in the three-plus years we’ve lived here. We have seven feeders…
A Buff-breasted Sandpiper & Back Bay Blvd Residence
September 6, 2026 Patty, the kids, and I had our Sunday morning breakfast at Fat Spoon. Midway through, Patty got word of a sighting on the coast in Biloxi — a Buff-breasted Sandpiper on the large lawn in front of Harrah’s. They’re an unusual bird and a species of growing conservation concern. And a life…
Protected: Muscadine Grapes, Pears and Old Friends
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Morning in the Gulf of Mexico
August 30, 2026 Good morning world. A few mornings ago, Baby Girl, Rascal and I launched the Bird Barge at Biloxi Harbor around four-thirty in the morning; our purpose was to greet the sunrise. We headed out around the west end of Deer Island toward the shrimp boats. There were four of them working out…
Looking After: A Son’s Memoir
By John Daniel Genre: Memoir / Literary Non-Fiction Core Themes: Aging, Alzheimer’s/Dementia, Filial Duty, Memory, and the Oregon Landscape Categories: The Human Condition & The Burden of Observation 📖 No-Spoiler Synopsis Looking After documents the final years of John Daniel’s mother, Zay, as her mind gradually succumbs to the relentless progression of Alzheimer’s disease. Moving…
Sunrise Over Fort Bayou – 8/22/26
As many of you know, I love sunrises and love to photograph them, and you may have noticed most are over water. From our location on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, on the northern edge of the Gulf of Mexico, we only have winter sunrises from the south. Occasionally I will take the Bird Barge out…
Closing the Four-Hour Blind Spot: AI’s Growing Role in Continuous Monitoring
Essay #4: Living With AI in Healthcare series Essay three ended with a promise: this piece moves from the moment of diagnosis to what happens after a patient walks out of the scanner room — how AI is starting to watch, quietly, for what happens next. You are lying in a hospital bed. A nurse…
