But now the days are short, I'm in the autumn of the yearAnd now I think of my life as vintage wine from fine old kegsFrom the brim to the dregs, and it poured sweet and clearIt was a very good year.... For the record, I dig Della Reese's version that eeked into the Billboard … Continue reading It Was A Very Good Year
Musings
IS That All There IS…
I feel like I've already done everything: I've lived on my own. For the second time I own the car I've always wanted. I've traveled and seen some very breathtakingly, heartbreakingly beautiful parts of the world that are viable to see within the limits I find myself in society. I've eaten some delicious food. I've … Continue reading IS That All There IS…
Your Image Still Remains
Let the alchemy of all relationships work on you. That's my High John the Conquerer lesson as of late. I'm not gonna outsmart the powers that be alone. I don't know how to simplify the last few months. Photos recent and old tell a lot of stories I'm trying to sort through. These days the … Continue reading Your Image Still Remains
Say Hello, Gracie
I'm writing this stoned, wide awake, just past that Full Moon that some said would be 'easy.' I'm writing this, well starting this before I finish the roll of film that I started today. It isn't gonna be linear time this time. I bought another Corvair end of September, on a very telling day. September … Continue reading Say Hello, Gracie
Admiral Archive #1
(This is a very old piece of writing that I did in 2013. Appropriate to revive as it's that season where we revisit the past to look forward. A correlating piece from a few years ago can be found here on Tasteful Rude).This story is one of those stories I sort of tell, half-heartedly, in … Continue reading Admiral Archive #1
Dry Your Eyes – Angel Baby – Yes, I’m Ready
I actually had to work last Saturday. For whatever reason, I looked up at the BART station sign as I squinted in the September sunrise light. Flashing on the older red of the Fruitvale station screens said something about there being a lowrider show in The Mission starting at 1pm. It was the weekend after … Continue reading Dry Your Eyes – Angel Baby – Yes, I’m Ready
The Philadelphia Story Part 1: Love Brought You Home
Thank you. I'm really looking forward to your writing about Philadelphia... Michael just replied to a comment I made on his post about Formstone. Apologies for being so free form with this. I sat with myself, wondering what Michael was looking forward to. I did remember, realistically I never really said why am I choosing … Continue reading The Philadelphia Story Part 1: Love Brought You Home
Strike
I hope, honestly, as life changes, and there's evidence of such, I'm not hurting anyone's feelings. The truth is, movement in any direction prompts a shift out of comfort. I am. There's the reality that I'm saying I'm giving up on a place, full of people that wince with understanding of the intersecting reasons why. … Continue reading Strike
This Bitter Earth
We were ambling down some country road in and around Elverson in Joey's RAV4. The conversation burbled and bumbled in directions only two Geminis in their 40's could do. The bucolic stillness of Chester County, Pennsylvania distracting me as we whizzed by. While my mind drifted into the landscape as we drove to go get … Continue reading This Bitter Earth
The Fork In The Road
I’ll always praise this land, look forward to returning to it from time to time with the reverence of distance between us.