Author: Norris Burkes

Talks, Walks, and Squawks

Posted by Norris Burkes | Nov 25, 2023 8:25 am | Commentary

Most of my Folsom readers are new and therefore don’t know that I’ve been writing this column in a...

Posted by Norris Burkes | Nov 11, 2023 6:10 am | Commentary

This Veteran’s Day I’d like to challenge you to spread your thanks-for-serving sentiment toward...

Posted by Norris Burkes | Oct 29, 2023 2:13 am | Commentary

In my new book, “Tell it To the Chaplain,” I describe the yearlong postgraduate residency I took...

Posted by Norris Burkes | Oct 15, 2023 1:03 am | Commentary

“Norris Burkes,” I yell into the ear of an elderly man standing inside a boisterous hotel banquet...

Posted by Norris Burkes | Sep 3, 2023 6:11 am | Commentary

If I ever come to your house, I’ll likely take a sideways glance at your bookshelves. I don’t mean...