ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY

By Forest Riggs Each year in late summer it appears that the heavens open and releases a spectacular light show that, when observed, thrills the young and old. The Perseid

By Forest Riggs With some trepidation, the masks are coming off and the little bar island in the Gulf is coming alive again! After many long months of social distancing,

By Forest Riggs June is here and busting out all over with pride — Gay Pride, that is! Once again, in every hamlet, village, city, and empire “where two or

By Forest Riggs  “The world’s favorite season is the spring. All things seem possible in May.â€Â â€”Harriet Ann Jacobs  When it comes to months that are most celebrated in thoughts, songs, poems and

By Forest Riggs It is no secret that I love to tell stories and tall tales. Often while doing so I will say, “…to make a long story short…†This

A resilient Galveston welcomes March By Forest Riggs Remember the old rhyme so many of us have often quoted, “Spring has sprung, Fall has fallen, Winter is here and it’s

By Forest Riggs It’s that time again! As humans, we are allowed only so many Christmases, Easters, Halloweens, etc. In fact, our days are numbered from the moment we take

By Forest Riggs Each year thousands of tourists and visitors descend on tiny Galveston Island and, for the most part, leave having made some wonderful new friends and memories. The

By Forest Riggs This year, perhaps more than any other, a majority of Americans wished for more than their two front teeth for Christmas! After four years of a failed

By Forest Riggs The election is over! After many long months of mud-slinging, vitriol-infused speeches and ideologies that shock the very core of most folks’ understanding of democracy and how