

Serenity Porch: Stories and Reflections
Editor’s Note – At last, a compilation of Adam Gottstein’s insightful and personal short stories in print form. Several of these have been previously published here
Editor’s Note – At last, a compilation of Adam Gottstein’s insightful and personal short stories in print form. Several of these have been previously published here
Heart Journeys and the Joys of Exercise A month shy of his 65th birthday, my dad underwent four-way artery bypass surgery. He had been experiencing
We adopted this Border Collie four months ago. She’s reportedly six years old. She’s mellow, people-centric, couldn’t care less about other dogs. I’ve heard her
Then and Now When I was single digits (seven, eight, nine…) my mom would take me out of school on a Friday in San Francisco
See Footnote 1 A sudden gust of gravity. That’s what one of my favorite children’s entertainers – a juggler – would satirically let slip during
It is said that the two happiest days of a boat owner’s life are the day they buy it and the day they sell it.
Excerpt from a Memoir in Progress — “Don’t mind if I do,” I muttered in my best W.C. Fields’ voice, as I poured a very
Our Last Road Trip by Adam Gottstein They made it abundantly clear: “Make sure the funeral home does not embalm her.” Right. I’ll remember that.
A State of Mind Do you remember that scene in the 1964 James Bond movie “Goldfinger” when Oddjob ices that dude in the back seat
A Rite of Passage For anyone who has ever fished, there was a first time, right? Someone with more experience (if they were enlisted to