The Writer’s Circle had made their input to the mid-week submission for Socotra House. DeMille had tried to steer the group back to some middle ground between the horrors of mass graves in Ukraine, rockets going in all sorts of novel directions, sinking warships and tractors hauling disabled Russian tanks across fields that should be […]

(Socotra House deeply regrets the Internet disruption to the otherwise orderly Gunfire Breakfast). 26 April 2022 A Gunfire Breakfast (Imagine, if you will, a delightful image in full color of a hearty repast with suitable beverage here. Country internet bandwidth issues preclude inclusion this morning. Management has directed reliable broadband be acquired county-wide). Most members […]

This is short, unlike the usual blather from Socotra House LLC. The Writer’s Section gathered to start a new week and to mark a special day of observance for the young men of the Australia-New Zealand Army Corps, the famed ANZACs. Some of us have children who have observed the Day they celebrate on Australia […]

Splash was up early and by the Fire Ring as the first explosives of the morning began to echo up the gentle canyon leading to Mount Pony. It was a salute to the extended rumble of yesterday at the angle of advance for two Armies on successive years. One was headed north to Pennsylvania and […]

Joy in the morning! Member Appreciation Day Capital Wing Commemorative Air Force It was one of those magnificent Spring days in the Piedmont of Virginia. Light puffy clouds in a brilliant blue morning. A perfect time to roll up Rt 29 to the T.I. Martin Regional Air Field and take in some of the great […]