《閑來筆潭》是作者離開領(lǐng)導崗位后，憶及人民的養(yǎng)育之恩、黨的教育培養(yǎng)、政府的關(guān)懷扶助，所寫的一些短篇，共分為五部分：《歲月難忘》是作者的童年記憶和求學經(jīng)歷，還有一些工作回憶；《靜思雜記》是近幾年一些足跡的記錄和對一些問題的看法；《讀書隨議》是作者看書時的一些思考；《春水煎茶》是作者茶余飯后聽說的一些人和事，姓名和事情都沒有考證過；《少長閑集》是作者在濟南住地與幾位熟悉的同志，就一些題目議論切磋的記錄。
男，漢族，１９３８年８月生，江西余干人，１９６２年３月入黨，１９６８年４月參加工作，清華大學動力系熱工測量及自動控制專業(yè)畢業(yè)，研究生學歷，工程師。 １９５９－１９６５年 清華大學動力系熱工測量及自動控制專業(yè)學習、團支部書記 １９６５－１９６８年 清華大學動力系熱工測量及自動控制專業(yè)研究生、黨支部副書記 １９６８－１９７５年 湖北省武漢市葛店化工廠技術(shù)員，廠技術(shù)科副科長，車間主任，廠黨委委員、廠革委會副主任 １９７５－１９８２年 湖北省武漢市科委副主任、黨組成員，市科協(xié)副主席、黨組成員，市革新改造挖潛指揮部副指揮長兼辦公室主任，市工程科技中心主任、黨委書記 １９８２－１９８３年 湖北省武漢市委常委 １９８３－１９８６年 湖北省武漢市委書記(當時設有第一書記)、市長 １９８６－１９９５年 江西省委副書記、副省長、代省長、省長 １９９５－１９９７年 江西省委書記 １９９７－２００２年 中央政治局委員，山東省委書記、省委黨校校長 ２００２－２００７年 中央政治局常委，中央紀律檢查委員會書記 第十二屆中央候補委員，十三屆、十四屆、十五屆、十六屆中央委員，十五屆、十六屆中央政治局委員，十六屆中央政治局常委。十六大當選為中央紀委委員、常委、書記。
目錄
歲月難忘
童年記憶與求學之路 ·························003
難忘那夜的秋雨 ···························023
清明憶母親 ·····························026
畢業(yè)證書上的照片························· ·030
生 日································034
過 年································037
夢 ·································039
面 條································041
江城瑣憶 ······························045
點滴在心 ······························053
兩次發(fā)火 ······························058
達悟的女兒 ·····························062
附 相伴五十年························張錦裳 067
靜思雜記
退后的心態(tài)····························· 093
印 章································096
數(shù)字無味 ······························098
對一分為二的思考 ······················· 101
0有多大？····························105
夾縫與二月天···························107
別責怪它們······························115
野 貓 ································126
可惡的蚊子······························132
猴子的啟示······························139
屈伸有度·······························143
從馬哈魚說開去····························144
為它們說幾句話····························153
今日春分·······························162
凌霄花································175
游園樂································176
秋游姑蘇·······························183
讀書隨感
美學筆記·······························193
古希臘文明擷秀····························197
參觀貝村的聯(lián)想····························206
《天方夜譚》讀后···························209
評讀四位美國總統(tǒng)···························212
蓋茨辭職的啟發(fā)····························220
也說欲望·······························223
寬 容 ································226
見勢利者別煩·····························229
太陽不會說謊·····························231
謠言是病毒····························234
談靈感································237
需要與矛盾······························240
脾 氣 ································244
康熙看長城······························253
紅顏并非禍水·····························255
相似還是巧合·····························258
春水煎茶
有問有答·······························263
老谷的奇談怪說····························268
人老話多·······························277
老王照鏡子······························280
蕓蕓眾生·······························283
這棵老樹·······························287
殺它干什么······························290
荒誕的夢·······························292
一撇的閑·······························295
給三草的信······························299
破賽（小說）·····························302
峨直（小說）·····························306
阿璐嫂（小說）····························310
初版后記·······························315
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