Walter T Bowne

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Walter Bowne is a humorist, a writer is serious fiction, or so he likes to think, and creative nonfiction about his crazy adventures. He may also speak about books, family, history, flowers, and gardening, and his belly button.

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Walter T Bowne

Episodes

A Second Grade Romeo 03.02.2020 12:59

Walter Bowne learns an important lesson about being generous and charming from a 2nd grade boy while on a Cape May Whale Watching trip. It makes him remember the many mistakes he made when he was young in regards to romance. 

Fare Thee Well to the Teddy Bears 17.12.2019 8:47

What happens when a father confonts his daughters about saying goodbye to all the stuffed animals. 

A Book Sale - Red in Tooth and Claw 17.12.2019 5:11

Crazy stuff can happen at a used book sale at the local library. 

Suspicious Activity 02.11.2019 5:33

This transcript from the London Transit System reveals the concerns of passengers about suspicious activity while on public transit. 

A student interview at Princeton University 02.11.2019 4:57

This may have been overheard or recorded during a student admissions interview at the prestigious institution. 

A poem for my daughter Madeline when we were both so much younger 02.11.2019 2:33

When looking back on our children, once so young, and us younger as well, it's essential to recall the qualities we recognzied then, and perhaps forgot, that them who they are and we are now. It's not about the pain of nostalgia, but about the revisiting and reseeing to be inspired to take even more steps forward as a family and as individuals.

A father's poem to his daughter Nancy on Valentine's Day 02.11.2019 2:11

Southern Gothic: The Appeal and Tragedy of Southern Fiction 19.10.2019 5:17

This short lecture made for AP Lang and Comp charts the gothic themes that have made gothic elements (madness and decay) a Southern tradition. Nostalgia, rooted in the Greek word for pain, is one of its main culprits. I discuss "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," "A Rose of Emily," "A Good Man is Hard to Find," and "Steetcar Named Desire."  

Nurture When Needed - Lessons of Parenting Learned While Gardening 19.10.2019 12:14

Gardening and parenting are very much alike. In very many comedic ways. First published in Motherly. https://www.mother.ly/parenting/parenting-and-gardening?utm_source=sumome&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=sumome_share

Suspicious Activity 19.10.2019 5:33

Transport for London (TFL) released the following recorded messages from its database of confidential hotline tips during the week of 14 April, 2014. Names in the messages have been edited. First published in The Big Jewel. http://www.thebigjewel.com/suspicious-activity

One Small Gardening Patch, Acres of Enjoyment 18.10.2019 5:14

Walter Bowne shares his essay on the joys of gardening. First published in The Philadelphia Inquirer. 

New Jersey man declares his intention to play for the U.S. men's soccer team 18.10.2019 5:03

Walter Bowne knows he can play as well as Messi. The US team needs his talents. It doesn't matter he's 45. 

A Writer's Day 18.10.2019 2:33

Walter Bowne talks about a typical day writing. 

Dear Food Giant At-Home Customer 18.10.2019 5:44

A personal shopper at a fictional grocery stores makes a few changes to the order. 

The Lament of a Trophy Husband 18.10.2019 6:33

Women are not the only ones who are used as trophies. In this satire, first published in on The Short Humour Site in the UK, I mock the ways women are treated. It is, however, not based on my own reality. After all, I have not been very good for my wife's career. lol. Enjoy.