Author: Ron Rozelle

(One of my Sunday morning newspaper columns from some time or another) One day several of my Creative Writing students suggested that I see the new film adaptation of The Great Gatsby.             But I was determined not to like it for a couple of reasons.  First, Scott Fitzgerald’s book, widely considered one of the … Continue reading Gatsby redux

(To herald a new month, here is an old column from exactly a decade ago, September 1st, 2013) Groucho Marx, the comedian from an earlier era with the dry wit, thick black mustache, and constantly flicking cigar, was apparently no great lover of poetry.  He once said that the only poem he liked started with … Continue reading Poets are busy in September; so are hurricanes

A four-session workshop at The Brazosport Center for the Arts & Sciences. In-house or via Zoom! I'll be conducting this workshop that will run from 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM on Sundays for four weeks, starting September 10th, and is open to all levels of writers ages 16 and up. Registration is $100 for Brazosport … Continue reading Back to Basics: Effective Storytelling

(This column, which was one of my Sunday morning newspaper offerings, popped up on the original version of this webpage sometime or another. But since today, August 2nd 2023, is the 51st anniversary of my military induction I'll trot it out again) In August of 1972 I raised my hand with a roomful of other … Continue reading When a story is more than just a story

(One of my Sunday morning newspaper columns, from August 12th, 2012)  Not too long ago I raced a thunderstorm home on my morning walk.  It was huge (the thunderstorm, not the walk, which was exactly the same length that it’s been for over twenty years).  That gigantic thunderhead was moving in off the gulf and filled … Continue reading An old friend gets a trim

(I wrote the following piece in September, 2011 when I was a Sunday morning columnist for the Brazosport Facts newspaper. Given the worldwide climate and weather situations going on now, it might have been a precursor) Okay, let’s make a list.             The upper eastern seaboard was hit by an earthquake and a hurricane in the same … Continue reading If Mother Nature isn’t happy, nobody’s happy

(This was one of my Sunday morning newspaper columns some time or another) Steve Allen, who some of you may remember as the original host of the Tonight Show and others won’t remember at all, used to host a show on PBS called “Meeting of Minds”.  I loved it.  Every week four or five actors … Continue reading Magic table

(Brazos Monthly Magazine, June 2023) I have now read my way through half of all of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes tales, four novels and fifty-six short stories, none of which are short. Right now you’re thinking I'm either a dedicated Sherlockian or a nut; I never considered myself being the first and opinions … Continue reading A New Journey on an Old Path     

(Published in the May issue of Brazos Monthly magazine) On a frigid day in the city of Boston I found myself in need of a cup of hot coffee and a warm place to drink it in. I had never been to that city and had only one day to see the sights.  Unfortunately, it … Continue reading The Things We Say

(I posted this on Facebook this morning. If you choose to create the requested list, do so either here or there; more people will see it there than here). Here’s a challenge for longtime devoted readers: List your FIVE favorite fiction books of all time, maybe in order. It’ll take some pondering; grab the aspirin … Continue reading A task for you!