House Mountain Views
Books, blog posts, and podcasts by Jim Hartsell
Pushing Back: Book One in the Boone Series
The Boone Series is the story of a teenager on the fringes of society. He doesn’t have looks, or money, or education going for him, but he’s a decent human being trying to grow up with the odds stacked against him. He is often…
Matching Scars: Book Two in the Boone Series
On his own and struggling with the possibility of losing his friend Gamaliel, Boone is taking more responsibility for maintaining the old man’s home while he recuperates. His conflicts with Gamaliel’s son-in-law Jerry are increasing in frequency and intensity, and his relationship with his…
Keeping Secrets: Book Three in the Boone Series
Boone is building a marginal but relatively comfortable life for himself and Frankie when two figures from his past reappear and life becomes irritating and complicated all over again. His old enemy Jerry and his aunt Claire are both making demands on him that…
nothing to lose
I’m watching the ongoing crisis from relative safety but I’m getting more concerned as time goes by. It appears that the unemployment supplements are ending at about the same time as the moratorium on evictions for non-payment of rent or mortgage. My concern is…
The Stubby Shillelagh
Here’s a little snippet of a tune that I’m sharing largely because I like the name.
a reading of “this is where we stand”
I added a new podcast episode today. This is an essay I wrote for Karen Krogh’s excellent book, “Love is the Spirit: the journey of a courageous and resilient community,” a photographic study of the shooting at Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church in 2008…
