by Eric Neher | Nov 15, 2022 | Stories
The Race of the Cardinal The exodus began with one. A near featherless hope for a future lingering just south of against the odds. The nest sat five feet above the ground, woven into a far-reaching branch of a sixth-year elm, built by a pair of monogamous Cardinals...
by Eric Neher | Oct 17, 2022 | Haunting, Story
For many, the sight of an open highway can lead to moments of nostalgia, reminding one of the family trips and warm welcomes. For others, they inspire a sense of adventure, the promise of something new that contains an element of danger. And yet, there is danger out...
by Eric Neher | Jul 14, 2022 | Animals, Evergreen, non-profit
We have all seen them. They lay strewn along the asphalt, the hardly noticed victims of a technology they will never understand. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, over one million unfortunate animals meet their demise on the endless stretch of...
by Eric Neher | Feb 28, 2022 | Stories, Evergreen, Obstinate Observations, Reading
It was the atrocious state of her lower attire that cast me back in time… When I was but a lad of fifteen, my very existence depended on a pair of nylon pants containing zippers with both horizontal and vertical options. And the color choices were amazing! Both...
by Eric Neher | Oct 16, 2020 | Haunting, Holiday, Unique Places
Oklahoma Lights In 1946 a small platoon of military men arrived in the desolate northeast corner of the Sooner State. This was not a top-secret operation or retrieval of hidden Nazis. These men were tasked with something much more obscure and baffling. The mission?...