Jon Bristow is a professional Java programmer in San Diego, CA. He is also a father, an amateur photographer, a board game player, and an rpg evangelist.

Private Frederick Sowden, a soldier on the Somme. Private Gerald Raymond, a soldier on the Somme. Remembering Private David Lyell Thomson, a Soldier on the Somme.

Sunday, July 31, 2011. Hey, long time no post. I have been working on some fiction that will pop up here soon, however. Monday, September 6, 2010. Back to my day off chores. Read this one, too. Is a must-read, too.

When Jon McGregor was a guest on. A BBC radio program where two guests and the host discuss their book choice, he chose a book with short essays on plants, stars and animals. It was as if he wanted to make the point that he really does see poetry in everything. In short snapshots thirteen per each of the thirteen years of the book; that is poetry too one sees children grow up, couples grow closer together or drift apart, annual traditions continue yet change a little bit every .