Author Archives: Gavin Stevens

About Gavin Stevens

Humptulips County is the wholly fictional on-line residence of Stephen Ellis, a would-be writer, an avid fan of William Faulkner and his Yoknapatawpha County, and a retired lawyer.

The Nature Of Friendship

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Gavin Stevens

“And in that moment, he was finally able to accept it all.  In the deepest recesses of his soul, Tsukuru Tazaki understood.  One heart is not connected to another through harmony alone.  They are, instead, linked deeply through their wounds.  … Continue reading →

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The Children’s Hour

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Gavin Stevens

Between the dark and the daylight, When the night is beginning to lower, Comes a pause in the day’s occupations, That is known as the Children’s Hour. I hear in the chamber above me The patter of little feet, The … Continue reading →

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Random Impressions Of A Spring Day

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Gavin Stevens

I find this morning that what I most vividly and longingly recall is the sight of my grandson and his little sunburnt sister returning to their kitchen door from an excursion, with trophies of the meadow clutched in their hands … Continue reading →

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A Night At The Theater

Posted on May 17, 2015 by Gavin Stevens

I no longer practice law and have discovered great joy in retirement.  It isn’t that I didn’t like the practice of law; in fact, I enjoyed it a great deal for over 40 years.  But law practice comes with a … Continue reading →

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The Legal Consequences Of The Phrase: “No Shit, Sherlock!”

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Gavin Stevens

At times, living in the countryside of Humptulips County has its own peculiar challenges.  Indeed, I suspect this is true of anyone living in the countryside anywhere in the world.  But some of the challenges of doing so are truly bizarre … Continue reading →

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The Bunny Factor: Consistency In The Making Of A Good Loaf of Bread

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Gavin Stevens

I made bread yesterday using a bread machine and a packaged mix.  I love the smell and taste of warm bread right from the oven – or machine – and, in my ecstasy over the results, I posted a small … Continue reading →

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The Path To Inevitability

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Gavin Stevens

A decade or so ago, a good friend, David, died of cancer.  He was first diagnosed with lung cancer and operated upon immediately to remove the offending portion of his lung.  The doctors were optimistic following the surgery and he followed their … Continue reading →

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Thoughts Upon The Cusp Of Decades

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Gavin Stevens

That’s the way that the world goes ’round You’re up one day, the next you’re down It’s a half-an-inch of water and you think you’re gonna drown That’s the way that the world goes ’round That’s The Way That The … Continue reading →

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Labels, We Sling Labels!

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Gavin Stevens

Perhaps nowhere else [than in America] will you find such a discrepancy between people and myth, between life and the representation of life.  An American said to me: “The trouble is that we are all eaten by the fear of … Continue reading →

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Daffodils, Robins, and Snakes, Oh My!

Posted on March 14, 2015 by Gavin Stevens

“Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!” Dorothy, Toto, the Tin Woodsman, and the Scarecrow as they pass through the forest before meeting the Cowardly Lion, The Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum. In Just- spring          when the world is … Continue reading →

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