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…
New Children’s Book
I’m pleased to announce the release of my newest children’s book, The Noise in the Woods, in both English and Spanish versions. This is my fourth children’s book, and its theme is imagination. My previous three books explore other ideas; Father and Sister Radish…
Serendipity
Making tomato sauce: Cut up tomatoes and onions. Roast for 40 minutes or so in a 400˚ oven. Place in Dutch oven on stovetop with salt, pepper, garlic, basil, etc. Cook on low heat for 45 minutes. Blend with immersion blender until almost smooth….
Points of View
The other day I drove up to Rutledge in Grainger County and spent $21.50 for what is pictured here. The label on the box said 25 pounds net weight, so the tomatoes were $.40/lb. This is an example of: My good fortune in living…
