A BARD'S LIFE:
The Website of
Robert Villanueva

20 years. 20. Two decades. Almost one-third of my life. In a little more than a week, it will be 20 years since I established The Bard’s...

By the time I bought my first Olivia Newton-John album I was a teenager living in Radcliff, Kentucky. It was the mid-70s, and Olivia...

Every so often, I write about writing in this blog. Mostly I don’t write about writing because the blog is supposed to be about ... well...

There is something to be said for familiarity. For the past dozen years or so, I have been reminded of that truth each June. Along with...

A week ago I turned 62 and celebrated with a few friends. So? You might ask. What's the big deal about turning 62? That's not a milestone...

This week included a reminder for me. Like many small but meaningful events in my life, this one started out serendipitously. I happened...

Like the rest of the country, my sweetie, Rebecca, and I had to make some adjustments in the past couple of years due to the pandemic....

The family Pomeranians, Tybalt and Zorro, are an exercise in contrast. Becca and I have always appreciated that. Though they are both...

Remnants of my childhood brood in huge plastic containers in my home office. These are items retrieved from my family home over the past...