In Memoriam
To a man who gave us an appreciation for the subtleties of the language. “If you ask me anything I don’t know, I’m not going to answer.” Yogi Berra.
View ArticleWillie Stage 11
They shuffled by a series of warehouses before they came to the “Welcoming Arms Hotel”. Welcoming was stretching things a bit. The window on the lobby door didn’t need a shade for the late afternoon...
View ArticleIcebreakers
The icebreaker is doomed. Global warming has arrived. No more are heroic efforts needed to free thousand foot freighters or stranded National Geographic tourist boats in Antarctica imperiled by...
View ArticleWillie Stage 12
“Get the hell out of here!” Came a shout from the room next door, then the sound of furniture being moved around. “Shut up bitch. You got so many pokes in your body, who’d want to touch you? What are...
View ArticleNever Too Old to Learn
“Every Opportunity is a MARKETING Opportunity!” This is new territory for a senior citizen who has spent most of his life in education and human services. Those engaged in these occupations are...
View ArticleWillie Stage 13
Well Rosie, I was just settling in to a little Camus. What were you gonna read?” “I don’t read much,” she replied. “How come?” he said, opening the sleeping pad and bag on the floor and lining them up...
View ArticleWinter Commotion
Mice shadows under snow. Safe trails in small hours, when owl and fox ponder night-time banquets. Deer path to bird feeders. Wary browsers dine on sunlight become seed. Squirrels in bulging, billowed...
View ArticleWillie Stage 14
“Just coming from Savannah.” “You driving straight through?” “Yep, gotta make time. My girlfriend is going to have a baby.” “Well congratulations!” said Willie. “Thanks. What you and the little lady...
View ArticleWillie Stage 15
Rose rummaged around in her backpack for a minute or two and pulled out a slim mahogany case. She opened it and lying in the case was a flute, carefully wrapped in a white silk cloth. Without looking...
View ArticleWoman River
Woman River is a debut novella in the tradition of Staggerford and Winesburg Ohio, that interweaves themes of belief, doubt, and revelation in traditional and unconventional ways. A young farmer...
View ArticleWillie Stage 16
“Rosie. That was nice, although I don’t think old Camus would agree with the sentiments.” “I looked up that Camus guy. He writes some harsh stuff,” she said. “He...
View ArticleWOMAN RIVER
Woman River is in the tradition of Staggerford and Winesburg Ohio. It interweaves themes of belief, doubt, and commitment to values in traditional and unconventional ways. A young farmer separates...
View ArticleWillie Stage 16
“Rosie. That was nice, although I don’t think old Camus would agree with the sentiments.” “I looked up that Camus guy. He writes some harsh stuff,” she said. “He does. If you look a little deeper...
View ArticleWood
Time in woods binds no man. Breath unlocks a taut heart drawn down the trail. The forest’s spirit a violin, playing one note. It’s strings sing true. They pierce and leave a song heard nowhere else,...
View ArticleWillie Stage 17
They slept well that night, got up in the morning and walked to I 95 and hitched a ride to Wareham MA, where they were able to scrounge a lift on Route 6 to the Cape. Roses’ old boyfriend had a small...
View ArticleWillie Stage 18
Willie hitched a ride on Massachusetts 28. After an introduction, he engaged the driver of the old delivery truck in a discussion of the benefits and drawbacks of living on the Cape. For a while they...
View ArticleWillie Stage 19
“Hey Willster,” a deep baritone voice boomed at the other end of the line. “When you gonna get here compadre?” Bert spoke in many voices. When you called him you never knew what you would get. His...
View ArticleWillie Stage 20
Willie told the story of his adventure so far and talked about the country he’d seen and his time with Rose and where he had left her. Marnie was interested and asked some pointed questions, especially...
View ArticleWillie Stage 21
They walked out into a cooling evening, night settled in with a breeze off the bay from. The walk to the ice cream shop was short. They all decided on waffle cones of various flavors. The tastes were...
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