Desert Stars Publishing: 3 books

A passion for star-gazing often starts in a modest way, with a small telescope. For some, that modest beginning becomes a theme that resonates through a lifetime. Mr. Olcott’s Skies is the story of one such beginning, and of how a small telescope and an old book set the author on a long and often...

In his book Mr. Olcott's Skies: An Old Book and a Youthful Obsession, author Thomas Watson explored the origins of his love for the night sky, and how after a nearly thirty year hiatus he returned to the pursuit of amateur astronomy. Tales of a Three-legged Newt is in part the rest of that story,...

Look over your shoulder, but don’t turn around. Here at the edge of reality, things may not be as they appear. “A Friend of Kim’s” – A real friendship can have a special sort of power. Real is relative. “Crossing The Pond” – Old friends arrive at Walden Pond and meet...